Joey Noyes ’23
Posted on: December 2, 2025
Stewarding Music to the Glory of God.
“This has been the wildest adventure of turning dreams into reality.”
Those reflections are from Joey Noyes, who graduated from North Greenville University (NGU) in 2023 with a degree in music worship studies.
Noyes, who entered full-time ministry as a worship leader for Redeemer City Church in Greenville, SC, said he has felt God work through him as he pursued his calling.
“I have gotten to see the Lord speak and move directly in my life,” he said. “I have constantly been challenged to love the Lord more and in new ways. As a result of that, I have gotten to sing and make music for others that leads to greater worship.
While making music is now his passion, Noyes hadn’t always dreamed it would be his career path.
“I grew up with a love of listening to music but had a greater love of playing baseball. I didn’t start truly singing and playing instruments until my sophomore year of high school. I knew I had to step out in faith because of the Lord specifically calling me into it,” said Noyes. “Since then, the Lord has given me countless opportunities to steward my musical gifting through different leadership opportunities and various music groups.”
Noyes love for leading worship grew at NGU.
“I grew to understand what it looks like to play music, not for myself or the sake of my ministry, but for the Lord. Through the many different opportunities NGU provided me, I got to see the fruit of ministering to the Lord and his people,” he said. “I was blessed with brothers and sisters that pushed me in this same desire. People who also grew to understand the love that the Lord has for us and how we get to bring our life and our love back to him.
“Since graduating, I have gotten to steward my music gifts in new and various places,” Noyes continued. “There has not been a lack of opportunities and ways to serve the Lord and his church since graduating and it is always an adventure seeing the next place the Lord will lead me.”
Noyes said he is excited to see where the Lord will lead him and how his platform will be used to bring glory to God.
“I think as I look forward to the future, I know the Lord will continue to take me on adventures of getting to follow and trust him. There are now so many new things that I want to learn about in my new job. Learning how to grow people’s hearts for worship, but also how to grow their skills and excitement to make music for the Lord,” he said. “But I am always excited for new opportunities that get laid in my path with new friends and with new styles of music. It’s forever a never-ending journey with him.”
