Brian Burchfield is from Surgoinsville, TN.  He started singing at the age of two with his family, the Caltons (otherwise known as the “Singing C’s”).  He was saved at the age of twelve, and called to preach in 2002, and is an Evangelist.  He will be performing at the Victory Baptist Church in Malad on Friday, October 10 at 5:30 p.m.  There will be a meal, and singing.

Burchfield graduated from Volunteer High School in the top 25 of his class and won the Sam L. Taylor scholarship.  He went to college at the Walters State Community College, Draughons Junior College, East Tennessee X-ray school, and the University of Tennessee.  He also graduated Valedictorian of his class.  In 1998, he won the Summer Youth Worker of the Year Award in Hawkins County, TN.     

His first full time group position was in 1991 with the Singing Crisps.  In 1994, he started the Divine Purpose for ten years, and five of those were full time.  He used to do bookings in the early 1990s for Buck Rambo of the Rambos, the Ruppes, and Mike Bowling’s family group, Family Traditions, among countless others.  He also booked fill-in dates for the Singing Cook, The Whisnants, Naomi and the Segos, and Melody Trio, to name a few.  He has promoted numerous concerts with the McKameys.  He sang for the Australian rowing team for the Atlanta Olympics.  He has also been featured on TBN (Trinity Broadcast Network), and won the Listeners Choice award for the song “The Grave Can’t Hold Me.”  

He has recently had songs published by Crossroads Music Group and is associated with BMI.  He has been a members of the Southern Gospel Music Association, the Gospel Music Association, the Southern Gospel Music and Tennessee Association of Fairs.

Brian joined the Melody Trio in October of 2004 after the members of Divine Purpose decided to work in the home church and to be with families.  While with the Melody Trio, he wrote and sang lead on the number one song “I Know I’m Saved.”  He records and sings for Eddie Crook Company, Morning Star Records of Nashville, Tennessee.  He was nominated for the Horizon Award, Song of the Year with the Melody Trio for the Eddie Awards.  He wrote and sang on the charting songs “I Know I’m Saved,” “I Thought You’d Like to Know,” Lord You’re the Only One for Me,” “He’s Always There,” and “The Knee Route.”  This is a full time ministry of ministers to the lost and hurting with words of encouragement for the Christian.