Pastor Dean Murphy

About Our Pastor
Pastor Dean Murphy has called Hawkins County home since 2020. With over 46 years of ministry experience, he most recently served as the founding pastor of New Song Community Church in Lake Elsinore, California, where he led faithfully since its inception in 1993. After a brief retirement, Pastor Dean felt a renewed calling and launched New Song Fellowship in 2022, marking a new season of ministry in East Tennessee.

Throughout his journey, Pastor Dean has had the privilege of teaching at Calvary Chapel Bible College for eleven years and leading more than 30 short-term mission teams across the United States and abroad—all for the glory of God.

A Note from Dean...
Living in Tennessee is Tremendous!!!

We left California three years ago (2022) and I've enjoyed the people, the pace, and the places here in East Tennessee immensely. Of course, we all miss family when we leave one place for another, but we also found it difficult to find a good church fit. After searching for and attending and serving at good churches here, we didn't find exactly what we were looking for, so we're now building a church family from the ground up.

I've been part of planting churches before and it is great to be part of new ministry. As a pastor for over 40 years, I love teaching the Bible simply; line-by-line and verse-by-verse. I enjoy simple worship, beloved hymns, and simple choruses focusing on Biblical doctrine. God's Word and joyful worship... that is how we are building "New Song Fellowship".