Our Story

We are a fresh collaboration that has come together around a passion for Jesus, music and God’s family, the church.

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Our Story

Joyful Noise is a collective that exists to write songs from the Word, to the heart, and for the church.
Joyful Noise is made up of writers, musicians and pastors who are committed to equipping the church with songs that are lyrically rich, engage people’s hearts and minds, and that are usable by ordinary churches. Joyful Noise began during the first Covid-19 lockdown in the UK, bringing together a small team to record an EP (Come People of God) entirely remotely. After the positive reception of those songs, work began on a second EP (No Other Saviour) which was released in 2022. Joyful Noise also have the privilege of leading sung worship at conferences such as Word Alive, Growing Young Disciples and Keswick.

Why we’ve come together

Our vision is to equip congregations with biblically rich songs that engage their hearts and enable them to “come before God's presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him” Psalm 95 (KJV)

Who's Who

Tom Brewster

Tom studied music at university and loves (almost) all kinds of music. In 2018 he started setting Sam’s lyrics to music, which he continues to do now for Joyful Noise. Tom loves to hear people relating and responding to God in His word through song. He’s married to Ruthie, and has a daughter, Miriam and son, Benjamin.

Sam Brewster

Sam Brewster studied music and theology at university, and is currently the minister of Trinity at Four, Henley, which he has led since its inception in 2018. He’s been writing song/hymn lyrics for a number of years, and continues to do so now for Joyful Noise.

Ruthie Brewster

Ruthie studied music at university, followed by medicine. She splits her time between being a mum of two and being a doctor, and is involved in writing the music and playing violin with Joyful Noise.

Sarah Beattie

Sarah Beattie, vocals, is a children and families’ worker at St Clement’s Church and she also works for an autism consultancy in the northwest! She is a gifted singer-songwriter in her own right.

Archie Rowell

Archie Rowell is a drummer from Bedford, and has been playing drums in worship for a decade or so. He’s been involved in both serving the local and national church, and is going into his second year of a Popular Music and Worship degree, specialising in drums, at Nexus ICA in Coventry.

Joe Crossley

Joe Crossley, guitar and vocals, from Sheffield, has been involved in church music for as long as he can remember. He is starting a PhD this year at St Andrew’s.

Patch Crossley

Patch Crossley, bass, guitar and drums, along with Joe has been heavily involved in church music in Sheffield. He’s in his final year at university, and looking to serve as a ministry trainee with a focus on music in a local church next.
The Word

We believe the Bible is God’s truth with unique power to save and transform.

The Word
The heart

Biblical truth expressed with depth and beauty helps us worship God with heart, mind, soul and strength.

The heart
The church

Corporate singing is a powerful gift from God, not only for praising him, but for strengthening each other with the word of Christ for the journey ahead.

The church
Joyful Noise

God is honoured when his people praise him with heartfelt love and abandon. 

Joyful Noise

Biblical

Biblical: because we believe the Bible is God’s truth with unique power to save and transform.

Biblical

Biblical: because we believe the Bible is God’s truth with unique power to save and transform.

Expressive

Expressive: because biblical truth expressed with depth and beauty helps us worship God with heart, mind, soul and strength.

Congregations

Congregations: because corporate singing is a powerful gift from God, not only for praising him, but for strengthening each other with the word of Christ for the journey ahead.

Joyful noise

Joyful noise: because God is honoured when his people praise him with heartfelt love and abandon. (We love the KJV translation of this verse.)

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