Susan Murphy, a native of Mt. Airy, NC, is the wife of Bishop Terrell L. Murphy, and First Lady of New Birth-Charlotte in Huntersville, NC. Mrs. Murphy was joined to Bishop in 1988 in marriage and has been with him as he has matriculated through ministry. Upon its inception in March 2003, Mrs. Murphy became a charter member of New Birth-Charlotte.

In 1987, Mrs. Murphy graduated from Appalachian State University receiving a Business Administration degree with a double major in the fields of Marketing and Management. Nine years in the corporate workplace she fulfilled roles in the areas of sales and customer service, primarily with AT & T before exiting the industry to become a full-time domestic engineer in 1996.

Currently, Mrs. Murphy serves as the Senior Director of Heart to Heart, the Women's Ministry of New Birth-Charlotte, as well as a member of the New Birth-Charlotte CORE Leadership Team. The Heart to Heart Women's Ministry works to teach, as well as encourage and guide women to the heart of God. Mrs. Murphy also has a great desire to see women mature through discipleship.

The level of her Kingdom servitude expands beyond the New Birth family into the community. She is an advocate to women’s health and has partnered with agencies such as: Dove’s Nest, Charlotte’s Rescue Mission Women’s Recovery Program, and Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Foundation, a Breast Cancer Awareness/Prevention Program. Mrs. Murphy is also a board member of the United Way of Central Carolinas for Mooresville-Lake Norman Women’s Leadership Initiative Council.

As First Lady, Mrs. Murphy sits as an Elder to edify the New Birth-Charlotte family. As a wife and mother, Mrs. Murphy is committed to the covenantal relationship of family. She provides encouragement as a help mate, and nurturing as a mother to their two sons Samuel and Johnathan.

As a leader and supporter, Mrs. Murphy diligently seeks the heart of God for her life and those God has joined to her.