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

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

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 works for Emu Music in the UK, and 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.

Why we’ve come together

Our vision is to equip congregations with biblical and expressive songs so that God’s people might “come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him” Psalm 95, KJV

Biblical
Biblical: because we believe the Bible is God’s truth with unique power to save and transform.
Biblical
Expressive
Expressive: because biblical truth expressed with depth and beauty helps us worship God with heart, mind, soul and strength.
Expressive
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.
Congregations
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.)
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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