Staff
The Rev. Dr. Joél Muñoz
Interim Rector
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rector@stmichaelsnoblesville.org
The Rev. Dr. Joél Muñoz was called to serve as the Interim Rector at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church on October 21st, 2024. Prior to this, he served as a curate and associate rector at St. Francis in Zionsville. Fr. Joél oversees the operations of the church, liturgy, formation, outreach, and pastoral care. At the diocesan level, he serves as a Title IV Intake Officer, Examining Chaplain on the Commission of Ministry, and the Racial Justice & Education Team. He strives to offer a radical welcome to everyone. He has many outreach ministries, including to further welcome and provide a safe space to the LGBTQ+ community, refugees, and immigrants.
Prior to ordained ministry, he spent 18 years serving in the public K-12 education system as a high school teacher, assistant principal, principal, and central office administrator. He has many years of experience teaching at the collegiate level both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Fr. Joél has a true passion for teaching!
Originally from Lafayette, Fr. Joél graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Education. He went on to earn a Master of Education, an MBA, an Ed.S. (Specialist) with a focus in School Superintendency and a doctoral degree in Leadership: Organizational Management. He earned his M.Div. at Christian Theological Seminary and his Certificate in Anglican Studies from Church Divinity School of the Pacific [CDSP], Berkley.
Joél is married to his husband, Kyle, who also serves in K-12 public education as the Director of Special Education. They are proud dog dads to Remington, a Black Lab; Reina, a Golden Retriever; and Ollie, an English Cream Golden Retriever. During their free time, they enjoy traveling.
Steven Murphy
Music Director
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Music@stmichaelsnoblesville.org
Steven Kent Murphy, our musician, is from New York State. Steve has worked with St. Michaels’ choir and keyboards since 2009, heading up both the traditional choir at St. Michael’s as well as the Contemporary Choir (2010-2020).
Steve holds a Master of Music Performance from Ithaca School of Music, and a Bachelor of Music Performance and Music Theory from SUNY Fredonia. Steven won a stipend from Cornell University in 1994 to perform a piano recital of Joplin, Debussy and Ravel. In 1996, Steven was awarded “Best Musical Score” from Theatre Association of New York State for his incidental music compositions to the play Top Girls, by Caryl Churchill.
Steven is a keyboardist, and yet has a long-standing relationship with vocal music, and has performed in Madrigal Groups, Choral Ensembles, Cabarets and Popular Music groups, including Park Avenue Band, a Chicago cover band and American Cabaret Theatre. His church music experiences include United Methodist, Free Methodist, Assembly of God, and United Church of Christ.