Meet the Bands

Learn about the incredible worship artists joining us this year for Praise in the Park NJ. Each talented musician has a powerful testimony to share as well that is just as important as the music. CLICK THE PIC ABOVE to read their stories.

Gary Charwin

4/16/20264 min read

Mary Beth DiAngelo is a passionate Christian singer-songwriter with deep roots in music and an even deeper devotion to Christ. Raised in a musical family as one of nine children, she began singing and performing from her earliest years alongside her parents’ professional singing team, the Yates Musical Theater. Together, they traveled the tri-state area, bringing live music to thousands of audiences.

In 2000, Mary Beth gave her life to Jesus, and since then her voice has been fully surrendered to worship. Through mountaintops and valleys, she has learned to rejoice in God’s faithfulness as her refuge and strength. Her music flows from a heart refined by both triumph and trial, always pointing listeners back to the Savior.

Mary Beth is thrilled to be performing with a band of close friends, bringing fresh life and heartfelt energy to timeless truths. She is especially excited to share her Hymns Afresh series — reimagined hymns and original worship songs designed to draw hearts into authentic encounter with God.

Whether you’re in a season of celebration or walking through hardship, Mary Beth’s music invites you to lift your voice and worship alongside her. Come experience powerful, Spirit-led music that glorifies Jesus and encourages the soul.

Join Mary Beth DiAngelo and her band for an evening of anointed worship and heartfelt praise!

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Patrizsha and the Soulterior Motives Worldwide Band are a high-energy Christian rock group from Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, known for their uplifting “Jersey Girl Gospel” and powerful message of hope, redemption, and belonging.

Patrizsha (also known as Patrizsha Sherlock, Patrizsha Lucas-Sherlock, or Patrizsha Anne Lucas) turned profound personal pain into her life’s mission. After losing her mother at age 13, she spiraled into alcohol, toxic relationships, a teenage overdose, expulsion from home during high school, addiction, dead-end jobs, shame, self-hatred, anxiety, depression, and deep loneliness. Through faith and recovery, she emerged with a clear calling: to declare that everyone is loved and lovable, valued and valuable, and that no matter how far you’ve fallen, there is hope and victory beyond imagination. Her music and testimony, often presented as the program One Woman’s Walk, deliver exactly that message of encouragement and love.

The band lineup features Patrizsha as singer/songwriter alongside Alan Brace (lead guitar), Russ Click (drums and background vocals), Billy Brennan (bass), Victoria Brennan (keyboard), Dave Morril (media), and Trevor Peet (sound). Together they create energetic, healing performances filled with original songs such as “Sing Your Way Out of Hell,” “Shelter,” “Keep Movin’ On,” “Because of You,” and others.

Patrizsha and the band have performed at prestigious venues worldwide, including the United Nations (NYC), Trinity Broadcast Network, Jesus Celebration Church in Kenya, Pyang Taek Youth Conference and University in South Korea, Egerton University (Kenya), the Christian Women In Media Conference in Nashville, New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC, plus churches, schools, recovery rallies, festivals, and more. Her work has earned acclaim—Grammy Award-winner Bryan Lenox called her “strong and convicting,” and she won Best Homegrown Music Video at the Garden State Film Festival for “Jersey Girl Gospel: Rise-Up Truth Be Told.”

ANCHORED is one of the most powerful worship bands in the tri-state area. As the vibrant praise team of Anchor Bible Church in Keansburg, New Jersey, this dynamic group features its own signature horn section, explosive energy, tight harmonies, and high-energy renditions of today’s most popular contemporary Christian praise songs.

Led by talented vocalist Patsy Palma, Anchored delivers unforgettable, Spirit-filled worship experiences that will have you on your feet praising the Lord. Whether performing at Sunday services, community events, or special gatherings like Praise in the Park, they create an atmosphere where hearts are lifted and lives are drawn closer to Jesus.

If you’re hungry for passionate, authentic worship that glorifies our Mighty God and Savior, come experience ANCHORED live — you’ll leave refreshed, encouraged, and anchored in Him!

Dave DiPietro is a former lead guitarist from the New Jersey hard rock and metal scene. He played with bands including TT Quick (where he was a key member in the 1980s Megaforce Records era), Prophet (on their 1988 album Recycled), and Nuclear Assault (co-writing and touring behind the 1990s album Something Wicked).

After battling alcohol and cocaine addiction in the rock world, he found sobriety and faith around 1999–2002 through church involvement and Bible study. He transitioned fully into Christian ministry, becoming a worship leader, guitarist, singer/songwriter, producer, and arranger. He now performs regularly in churches and at Christian events (including festivals like Praise in the Park NJ) alongside his wife Stephanie as Dave DiPietro and Stephanie DiPietro & Friends, blending his rock guitar prowess with heartfelt worship and outreach (such as sharing his story at shelters). He also serves in worship ministry at North Shore Fellowship and directs at North Shore School of Music.