Our Mission
Create Hope Studios exists to bring forth the creative gifts in all of us by providing a comfortable, inspiring, hope-filled space for 'creators to create' in the areas of visual art, dramatic theater, dance, music, audio engineering, and video production.Our Vision
The vision of Create Hope Studios is to help the broader community to learn and develop creative skills that can and will be used in the local church.How it all started
Many years ago, Pastor Josh Huisman of New Hope Community Church had an idea to create a comfortable space that could simply be used by creators to create. He envisioned a place where musicians could strengthen their skills and record their ideas, artists could broaden their palette, and where dancers could have room to grow. Two years ago, Mark Edington was hired to take this idea to the next level. With Mark's background in starting and leading a school of worship, Josh's idea and vision, and an amazing, growing staff - Create Hope Studios has gone from a dream to a reality.Expanding the vision
As we continue to grow, we are looking to expand the classes and services offered at Create Hope Studios. We recently partnered with the Tennessee Youth Symphony (TNYS) to offer classes for those interested in classical music.Where we are headed
We strive to continue to expand what we are able to offer to the community. Although we already offer art, music, dance, and drama classes at Create Hope Studios, that list will be ever-changing with future plans to incorporate video and production classes into our curriculum.Our Leaders
Create Hope Studios' Staff
Mark Edington
Director, Create Hope Studios Connection Pastor, New Hope Community Church
Josh Huisman
Executive Supervisor, Create Hope StudiosSenior Pastor, New Hope Community Church
Peter Wells
Producer & Audio Engineer, Create Hope Studios Student Director, New Hope Community Church
Austin Duncan
Creative Director, Create Hope StudiosCommunications Director, New Hope Community ChurchOur Instructors

Celia van Maarth
van Maarth Arts
Lauren Cochran & Tracy Roper
CHS Dance
Elise Horecka
CHS Dance
KatieWhigham
Christian Youth Theater
Rachel Hoffman
Sound Start