Bishop John E. Dansby is Founder and Senior Pastor of New Creation Christian Fellowship in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a native of Birmingham and he and his wife, Co-Pastor Dana J. Dansby have been married for over 40 years and have three children and three grandchildren.

Pastor Dansby received his Bachelors Degree in Business from Alabama A&M University followed by Foundation Studies at Birmingham Baptist Bible College. He furthered his education with Masters Studies from New Orleans Theological and completed his Masters in Theology from Andersonville Theological Seminary in Camilla, Georgia. His educational

background includes formal training in the areas of Business Education, Accounting, Business Law, Business Finance, Pastoral Counseling, and Pastoral Theology.

He received God’s call to the Ministry in December 1989 and served as Associate Pastor at his family church, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, for 2 years. Pastor Dansby then transitioned to St. James Baptist Church and continued the work of God as Associate Minister for 7 years. Following the resignation of his predecessor, he served for 8 years as Senior Pastor, during which time the congregation grew to over 300 members. Under his direction, many new projects were launched, including a Media Ministry that enabled him to begin to spread the Gospel by television. In late March of 2005, Pastor Dansby, under the direction of the Holy Spirit, founded New Beginning Christian Fellowship. He has cultivated Praise and Worship in all forms of the arts through the Eighth Day Praise and Worship Team, the Eighth Day Asher Praise Dance Ministry, and Worship thru Poetry. In 2008, Pastor Dansby was ordained as a Bishop in the Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee.

In 2010, Bishop Dansby facilitated the purchasing of a worship structure located at 924 – 41st Street North in the Kingston/Avondale area of Birmingham. In 2012, New Creation Christian Fellowship was formed. As senior leader, Bishop Dansby is able to further build ministry in the community with an atmosphere that encourages worship and the Word of God. He has developed a plan to meet the needs of the community through skills training and development and a standard, yet flexible counseling program and provides study sessions for singles, families, married couples, and fathers.