Lives Changed Through the Arts
The Copper Hills Center for the Arts has already touched thousands of lives. Students, families, and neighbors come for dance, theater, music, and more—and they leave with more than new skills. They leave with a sense of belonging, confidence, and joy. Parents see their children come alive, and teachers witness transformation as creativity opens the door to courage, connection, and even faith.
This expansion will multiply that impact. With a larger, more welcoming space, we’ll serve more students, host more performances, and invite more of our community to gather. The arts are our medium, but transformation is the true outcome.
Scroll down to hear from our CFTA teachers.
From Our Teachers: Stories of Impact
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“It is so cool to be part of a team that routinely breathes life into students who need positive adults to help steer their ships toward things that are good and true and real.”
Cara Drown
Voice & Piano -
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“So often our middle school and high school students struggle with self-perception and seeing themselves as Jesus sees them. I am doubling down on teaching what it really means to understand we are valuable, loveable, and worthy of Jesus’ love.”
Angie Boone
Dance -
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“It is my mission is to help students love the gifts they have been given and to find a seat at Jesus' table. We love because He first loved us.”
Chae Choi
Guitar -
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“Theater . . . has a transformative nature to it because you learn things about yourself and the world around you. . . . The kinds of conversations we have and the ways we try to stretch students’ thinking leads them to consider their character, selflessness, strengths & weaknesses -- all of which lead to conversations of Christ. This unique gift that the world uses one way, we use for the Kingdom.”
J’ana DeLaTorre
Theater -
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“What an honor and responsibility it is, to be instrumental in bringing love and compassion into our students’ lives, when sometimes the rest of the world feels a little dark.”
Jonathan Lawson
Guitar & Upper Strings -
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I’ve seen the Holy Spirit show up in lessons— from a grieving mom who was in crippling grief, to a foster child who lost her sister, to students who didn’t get the part in the play and felt they had lost their worth, to kids who failed tests or were bullied at school that day. The stories these students carry in with them to the lessons are real and heavy. And then, the Holy Spirit shows up through a conversation or a song or even a prayer. And they walk out different than they came in. They can lay their burdens down at the altar that happens to look like a piano. And even though their situations might not change, they walk out changed. Encouraged, reminded of their worth, or simply just reminded of the worth of the King and worship Him through it. Whew, what an honor to witness these moments!
Katie Brown
Voice & Piano
