Noelle Garcia is a speaker and recording artist with World Library Publications and One Voice Media. She was featured on EWTN and CNN’s Latino in America for her witness on overcoming insecurity. Noelle has been working in youth ministry for over 10 years and combines witness and song to spread the Gospel. She is currently pursuing her master’s of theological studies and resides in Dodge City, Kansas, with her husband and fellow youth/music minister and their five children. Noelle loves avoiding Kansas tornados, eating tacos, and binge watching British drama and The Office reruns.
Chris Padgett
Chris Padgett has been doing ministry for over 30 years. He is an author, musician, teacher, comedian, and motivational speaker. Chris has been married to his high school sweetheart for 31 years, and they have nine children. He has appeared on television and radio and has been a regular speaker and entertainer at Steubenville Youth Conferences. Chris was an adjunct professor of theology at Franciscan University and currently teaches for Catholic Distance University. The Padgett family lives in Central New York. Check out chrispadgett.com and his YouTube channel, Happy Place Homestead.
James Pereira
After serving with NET Ministries as a full time missionary in Catholic parishes all over Canada he has been convicted of the power of the Gospel to transform lives and the incredibly important role local churches play. James is from Ottawa, Ontario but today he calls Halifax home where he works for Holy Cross Chaplaincy at Dalhousie and Saint Mary’s Universities. We are so excited to have James on our team this year as our Worship Team Leader!