Staff
The Rev. Dan Layden
Priest In Charge
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rector@stmichaelsnoblesville.org
The Reverend Daniel K. Layden was born on January 7th 1971. He grew up in Centerville Ohio with his two older brothers Rob and Jim. Dan also has two amazing daughters. His oldest daughter Lydia recently graduated from Indiana University while his youngest daughter Anna attends Michigan State University. Dan is tremendously blessed to be engaged to his beautiful fiancé, Toni. She works for UBS and has been a Noblesville resident for over twenty years. By the grace of God they will wed on August 8th at Saint Michaels.
Dan received his Master in Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary in 2002. He has served as a priest at St. Paul's in Greenville Ohio from 2002 to 2007, and St. Alban's in Fort Wayne from 2007 to 2019. Father Dan has also served as a supply priest at Saint George’s in Berne and Redeemer Lutheran in Bryant while working as a hospice chaplain.
Over the years he has been a leader in the church and the community. Most notably Dan was a Dean and Council member in the Diocese of Northern Indiana. He was also very involved as a board member for New Happenings ministry and the Global Episcopal Mission Network.
Dan strives to be a servant leader. He enjoys empowering and welcoming others to explore their gifts and talents fully in the body of Christ. Father Dan loves walking, hiking, and being in the great outdoors. As a trained spiritual director/ companion and author of Dreams in the Desert, and Godly Presents he is most passionate about his prayer life and journey as a child of our loving Lord. To God be the glory, Amen.
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.