Joseph Newell was born in the fall of 1980 and born again by the free and sovereign grace of God Almighty in the fall of 2001. He was added the Beauty Ridge Missionary Baptist Church at that time.

He moved his membership to Bethel Baptist Church in Kentucky during 2006 and then to Grace Bible Baptist Church in Denham Springs Louisiana in 2008.

After surrendering to the call of the ministry, he was summoned to The Sovereign Grace Baptist Church in Silsbee Texas to fill the office of pastor in the spring of 2018.

He married the love of his life in January, 2004, and the couple have three children together.

He is the son of Doug and Karen Newell III. Brother Doug is the pastor of Beauty Ridge Missionary Baptist Church in Greenup Kentucky.