Joyce “Priscilla” Rush received her Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance, and her Bachelor of Education degree in Vocal Music from the University of Toledo.  In 1989, Ms. Rush won 1^st place at the Ohio NATS Vocal Competition in the advanced women category and was the 20^th Annual Concerto Competition winner in 1990.  She is the co-founder of Charismata Academy of Performing & Fine Arts where she teaches voice and piano.  Also, she has worked for The Toledo School for the Arts as a Vocal Music Teacher as well as for the Toledo Public Schools as a General Music Teacher.  During her undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Toledo, Ms. Rush was awarded several scholarships.

In light of her love for gospel music, which has always been a part of her life, Ms. Rush has sung with many gospel artists and was voted Best All Time Gospel Soloist in 1995 at The Gospel Music Awards, Toledo, Ohio.  She has appeared as lead vocals and has conducted songs for live-recorded gospel concerts with artists such as, Rance Allen, Edwin Hawkins, Keith Dobbins, Dennis Byrd and Chris Byrd.  Joyce “Priscilla” Rush is presently singing with gospel recording artist “Chris Byrd & True Victory”.  During her undergraduate years and during 1 year of graduate school, Ms. Rush was the music director for the UT Gospel Choir and was very active in Opera Workshop and Musical Productions put on by UT’s Music Department.  Ms. Rush has also enjoyed singing Commercials for Ken R Incorporated and Northcoast Productions.

Also, in the ministry of music Ms. Rush has served as Choir Director at the Mt. Pilgrim Church [Pastor Raymond G. Bishop], Music Director at the Riverside Baptist Church [Pastor Tom Barber] and the New Light Baptist Church [Pastor M. L. Gabriel].  In the music business Priscilla has worked as the Director of Operations for Sac Kloth Records and a Tracking Agent for Minstrel House Music/Sac Kloth Records.  She is a graduate of The Cataclysm I Foundational class of “2000” [Evangelist Vera Armstrong].  Presently, Ms. Rush is the Minister of Worship at the Mt. Pilgrim Church and is working on her first solo CD Project.  Most importantly, Ms. Rush loves the Lord Jesus Christ, her husband Milton L. Rush Sr. and their three lovely children Janeisha, Milton Jr. and Josiah.