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From Creation History Project
Guide to Young Earth Creation Organizations
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Africa
South Africa
- Creation Ministries International (South Africa). Durbanville.
Asia
India
- Creation Research and Communication Project. Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Founder: Johnson C. Philip. Newsletter: Vigyan Aur Vishwas. Defunct.
- Creation Science Association of India. Kolkata (Calcuttā), West Bengal.
Chief Executive: Jyoti P. Chakravartty.
Japan
- Creation Research Japan. Ibaraki-Ken.
Korea
- Creation Science Research Institute. Pohang, North Gyeongsang. Founded: 1999.
"Handong Global University’s Creation Science Research Institute takes a hard scientific approach to the Lord’s created order. The Institute is a general creationist science research institute which focuses on substantiating evidence of Biblical facts, scientific criticism of naturalistic theory of evolution, and establishing Christian standpoint toward natural science and philosophy of science."
- Korea Association for Creation Research. Seoul. Founded: 1981.
People's Republic of China
- Hong Kong Association of Creation Research. Hong Kong.
Singapore
- Creation Ministries International (Singapore). Singapore.
Turkey
- Science Research Foundation. Istanbul.
Founded: 1990. Honorary President: Adnan Oktar.
- Science & Research Foundation : the Turkish Center for Scientific Creationism. Istanbul.
See: Science Research Foundation.
Europe
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
- Genesisnet.Info. Igensdorf.
German "portal to creationism, intelligent design and evolution".
- Wort und Wissen. Baiersbronn.
Hungary
- Creation Research (Hungary). Elek.
Italy
- Associazione Italiana Studi sulle Origini. Cinisello Balsamo, Province of Milan.
Netherlands
- Dutch Creation Science. Opheusden.
- Schepping of Evolutie. Middelstum.
Norway
Republic of Ireland
Russia
Spain
Switzerland
- Factum. Berneck.
- ProGenesis. Aeugst am Albis.
Ukraine
United Kingdom
England
- Answers in Genesis-UK. Leicester.
- Biblical Creation Ministries (BCM). Soham, Cambridgeshire.
- Biblical Creation Society. Rugby, Warwickshire.
- Bradford Creation Science Group. See: West Yorkshire Creation Group.
- Creation Conferences. Eastbourne, East Sussex.
"Promoting Biblical Creation and its relevance today through regional and national conferences."
- Creation Matters North West. City of Carlisle, Cumbria.
- Creation Ministries International (UK/Europe). Whetstone, Leicestershire.
- Creation Research (UK). Lancashire.
- Creation Resources Trust. Yeovil, Somerset.
- Creation Science Movement. Portsmouth, Hampshire.
- Evolution Protest Movement. See: Creation Science Movement.
- Daylight Origins Society. St. Albans, Hertfordshire.
Secretary: Anthony Nevard.
"To inform Catholics and others of the scientific evidence supporting Special Creation as opposed to Evolution, and to show that the true discoveries of Science are in conformity with Catholic doctrines."
- The Genesis Agendum. Leicester.
"...to establish a research facility and present the historical and scientific evidence in the most effective way to the widest possible audience. The founding discussions, in 1994, included the idea of establishing a high quality public exhibition centre in London."
- West Yorkshire Creation Group. West Yorkshire.
Formed in 2006.
- Somerset Creationist Group. See: Creation Resources Trust.
- Stort Valley Creation Group. Epping, Essex.
Wendy Sharpless, Tony Bennett, and Eric Curnow.
- Truth In Science. Cambourne, Cambridgeshire.
Northern Ireland
Scotland
- Counter-Evolution Group. Stevenston, Northern Ayrshire. See: Daylight Origins Society (England).
- Edinburgh Creation Group. Edinburgh.
Wales
- Biblical Foundations. Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
Founder and director: Dr. Monty White.
North America
Canada
- L'Association de Science Creationniste du Québec (ASCQ). Montréal, Quebec.
President: Laurence Tisdall.
- Bible Science Association of Canada. Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded: 1967.
- Canada's Creation Information Portal, Montréal, Quebec.
- Christian Apologetics Research & Evangelism (C.A.R.E. Ministries of Winnipeg). Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- Creation Discovery Centre. Bow Island, Alberta.
Speaker: Larry Dye "the Creation Guy".
- Creation Discovery Project. Scarborough, Ontario.
Contact: David Harris.
- Creation Generation. Toronto, Ontario.
Dr. William J. Gibbons.
- Creation Ministries International (Canada). Kitchener, Ontario.
CEO: Richard Fangrad. Speakers: Dr Emil Silvestru, Calvin Smith, Jeff Chiasson, and Richard Fangrad.
- Creation Ministries of Ian Juby. Chalk River, Ontario.
Ian Juby.
- Creation Research (Canada). Ajax, Ontario.
Representative: Jack Hannah.
- Creation Science Association of Alberta (CSAA). Edmonton, Alberta.
Publishes Creation Science Dialogue Speaker: Margaret Helder.
- Creation Science Association of British Columbia (CSABC). White Rock, British Columbia.
President: George Pearce.
- Creation Science Association of Canada. Vancouver, British Columbia. Formerly: Bible Science Association of Canada.
- Creation Science Association of Ontario. Scarborough, Ontario. Founded: 1978. Formerly: Answers in Genesis-Canada. See: Creation Ministries International-Canada.
- Creation Science of Saskatchewan, Inc. (CSSI). Kenaston, Saskatchewan.
President: Garry Miller.
- Creation Truth Ministries (CTM). Red Deer, Alberta.
Founders: Vance & Korelei Nelson.
- Origine Création. Mascouche, Quebec.
Conference coordinator: Michel Couillard.
United States
Alabama
Alaska
- Creation Science Committee. Fairbanks.
Arizona
- Arizona Origin Science Association (AzOSA). Scottsdale.
President: Joseph Kezele. Monthly meetings, field trips, and presentations.
- Creation Education, Inc. Mesa.
President: William S. Parks.
- Center for Scientific Creation. Phoenix.
Founder: Dr. Walt Brown.
- Creation, Evolution & Science Minstries. Flagstaff.
Founder: Russ Miller.
- Crying Rocks Ministry. Sedona.
Founders: Guy and Cindy Forsythe.
- Eden Communications/Films for Christ. Gilbert.
Founder: Stan Taylor. Executive director: Paul S. Taylor.
- Origins Research Society. Scottsdale.
Arkansas
- Creation Science Legal Defense Fund. Little Rock. Defunct.
Founded: 1981. President: Carl A. Hunt. Officers: David B. Cheairs, C. William Ball, Paul L. Barnard, Jr., and Curtis C. Thomas.
See also: Louisiana.
California
- 4th Day Alliance. Fresno.
"The 4th Day Alliance is a non-denominational Christian organization that seeks to promote the glory of God through astronomy."
- Antelope Valley Creation Science Association (AVCSA). Antelope Valley.
Meetings in Lancaster.
- Arcade Creation Club. Sacramento.
- Bible-Science Association. San Fernando Valley.
Monthly meetings, newsletter, bookstore, field trips, and speakers.
- Biblical Creation Association of Silicon Valley. San Jose.
Authors: Dave Landis, Elly Varbanets, and Bill Belew. Founded in 2007.
- Creation Research of the North Coast (CRNC). Arcata.
President: Bill O'Donnell, Sr. Meetings, bookstore, newsletter, and cable program.
- Creation Resource Foundation. El Dorado.
Founder: Dennis Peterson.
- Creation Safaris. Newhall.
Founder: David F. Coppedge.
- Creation-Science Research Center. San Diego.
Founders: Kelly L. Segraves and Robert Kofahl.
- Creation Science Association of the Inland Empire. Moreno Valley.
President: Charlene Rosa.
- Creation Science Association of Orange County. Santa Ana.
President: Geoff Wychgel.
- Creation Science Association of Ventura County. Camarillo
President: Ross Labins.
- Creation Society of Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara. Defunct.
Director of Research: Gregg Wilkerson.
- Creation Studies Institute. Grand Terrace. Defunct.
Director: Charles Cook.
- Creation Works. Paradise.
Speakers: John Rajca, Duane Riffenburgh, and Pat Roy.
- Creatures of Creation. Lakeside.
Founder: Dan Breeding.
- Genesis Creation Science Institute. Lomita.
- Genesis Forum Academy. Lodi.
- Genesis Science Research.
Website of Barry and Helen Setterfield.
- Geoscience Research Institute-GRI. Loma Linda.
"An official institute of the Seventh-day Adventist Church." Activities: conferences, lectures, and publications.
- Global Flood. Ramona.
Website of Dr. John Baumgardner.
- High Sierra Creation Fellowship. Bishop. Defunct.
Formerly: Inyo-Mono Creation Science Association.
President, Larry Moseley; Vice-president, Leonard Jolley; Secretary/Treasurer, Dave Babb; Director-at-large, Terry Rose.
- Inyo-Mono Creation Science Association. Bishop.
See: High Sierra Creation Fellowship.
- Lake Arrowhead.
[Need additional information.
- Logos Research Associates. Costa Mesa.
President: Dr. John Sanford. Research associates: Dr. John Baumgardner, Dr. Steve Austin, William A. Hoesch, Stan Sholar, Doug Hamp, Bruce Malone, Rob Carter, Dick McDonald, Dr. Marcus Ross, Dr. Chris Osborne, Bendeguz Szuk, Dr. Jerry Bergman, Dr. Daniel Criswell, Alicia Hoesch, Bill Morgan, Jim Pamplin, Dr. Steven Boyd, Dr. Rick Oliver, John Wynne, Dr Alan White, David Coppedge, Andy McIntosh, and Jay Seegert.
Mission: "We use scholarship, logic, and the scientific method to show that the historical claims of the Bible are not only credible, but are superior to evolutionary theory to explain the origin of the world we see."
- South Bay Creation Science Association. Torrance.
Colorado
- Alpha Omega Institute. Grand Junction.
Directors: Dave & Mary Jo Nutting. Speakers: Richard Stepanek, Lanny & Marilyn Johnson, and Dave & Mary Jo Nutting. Activities: seminars, family camps, and creation training.
- Christian Research Associates. Denver. Defunct.
Director of Creation Research: Frank Sherwin.
- Colorado Creation Fellowship (CCF). Longmont.
Board of Directors: Michael Lotz, Roger Drotar, Dr. Joel T. Champion.
Connecticut
- Creation Coalition of Connecticut. Vernon.
Delaware
Florida
- Creation Education Resources. Middleburg.
Founder: Richard Overman. Activities: Online Resesarch Assistance Database. Mission: To provide you with educational resources and experiences and to enhance the knowledge of the science of origins within the public and educational communities.
- Creation Science Evangelism. Pensacola.
Founder: Kent Hovind. Speakers: Eric Hovind and Paul Taylor.
- Creation Studies Institute. Ft. Lauderdale.
Founder: Tom DeRosa.
- Creation Worldview Ministries. Orlando.
Founder: Dr. Grady S. McMurtry.
- Jacksonville Creation Society. Jacksonville. Defunct.
Founders: David and Marjorie Ramseur.
- Space Coast Creation Club. Melbourne.
Georgia
- Atlanta Creation Group. Powder Springs.
[Creation Ministries International local group?]
- Creation Ministries International (US). Powder Springs.
Speakers: Gary Bates, Dr. Jonathan Sarfati, Dr. Rob Carter, Scott Gillis, and Michael Oard.
- Creation Science Defense. Conyers.
Founder: Tom Carpenter.
Hawaii
Idaho
- Foundations in Genesis of Idaho. Nampa.
Illinois
- Creation Science Association of Central Illinois. Champaign. Possibly defunct.
Founder: Darrell White.
- Midwest Creation Fellowship. Wheaton.
Indiana
- Discovery Of Design: Biomimicry in Nature.
Website of Dr. Donald DeYoung.
- Indiana Creation Science Association. Indianapolis.
- It's Out of This World Science. Goshen.
"IOTWS is an organization dedicated to teaching both the Bible and science. Our goal is to come along side parents, teachers and church leaders to provide an extra resource to help educate those under their teaching with an understanding of science principles and how they relate to the Bible."
- Whitcomb Ministries. Indianapolis.
Website of Dr. John Whitcomb, co-author with Henry M. Morris of the Genesis Flood.
Iowa
- Quad City Creation Science Association. Davenport.
Kansas
- Creation Club of Kansas State University. Manhattan.
Kentucky
- Answers in Genesis. Petersburg.
President: Ken Ham. Speakers: Dr. David Menton, Dr. Terry Mortenson, Dr. Georgia Purdom, Tommy Mitchell, MD., Steve Ham, Buddy Davis, and Bodie Hodge. Publishes Answers Magazine. Activities include Creation Museum and online education.
- Catholic Center for Creation Research. Louisville. Defunct.
Founder: Paula Haigh. 1975-1979.
- Creation Training Initiative. Hebron.
Founders: Mike and Leslie Riddle.
"The vision for Creation Training Initiative is to impact churches, Christian universities, and Christian schools to stand firm on biblical creation and the authority of God’s Word. This will be accomplished by equipping thousands of Christians with the knowledge and communication skills to be teachers, who in turn, will equip the next generation to defend their faith against compromise and the teachings of evolution."
Louisiana
- Louisiana Citizens for Academic Freedom in Origins (LCAFO). Defunct.
Founded: 1980. See: Origins Resource Association.
- Origins Resource Association. Louisiana.
Maine
- Northeast Creation Ministries'. Portland.
Founded: 2011. Founders: Troy Ancona, Ken Baratta, and Andrew Guerette.
NCM Facebook page
Maryland
- Frederick Creation Society. Frederick.
Massachusetts
Michigan
- Creation-Science Association, Detroit. Birmingham. Defunct.
Minnesota
- Creation Moments. Foley.
Speakers: Ian Taylor, Mark W. Cadwallader, Activities include radio program, newsletter, speaking, and resources. Formerly The Bible-Science Association.
- Twin Cities Creation Science Association. Brooklyn Park.
- Who Is Your Creator?. Minnetonka.
Mississippi
Missouri
- The Bible is True Ministries. Strafford. Defunct.
Founder: Rod Butterworth. Dr. Butterwork is now director of the Creation Museum of the Ozarks: Creation Museums and Science Centers.
- Creation Connection. Arnold. Defunct.
Founder: Matthew Crews. Founded: July 1995.
- Creation Research Society (CRS). St. Joseph.
President: Dr. Donald DeYoung. Speakers: Dr. Don DeYoung, Michael Oard, Dr. Eugene Chaffin, Dr. David Kaufmann, Dr. Kevin Anderson, and Mark Armitage. Publishes Creation Research Society Quarterly. Maintains the Van Andel Creation Research Center (VACRC) in north-central Arizona. Director: Kevin L. Anderson.
- Creation Link. Mountain Grove. Defunct.
Founder: Lance Link.
- Creation Science Association-Mid-America. Cleveland.
President: Tom Willis. Monthly meetings, seminars, field trips, newsletter, library, and bookstore. Speakers: Ken Carlson, Doug Dexheimer, Jim Henderson, Mary Jefferson, Mark Matthews, Dr. Calvin Myers, Larry Rink, David Unruh, and Tom Willis.
- Mid-Missouri Chapter of Missouri Association for Creation Columbia.
Founder: Dr. James Karnes.
- Missouri Association for Creation (M.A.C.) Saint Louis.
President: Ivan Burgener. Founded: 1972.
- Tri-County Association for Creation (TAC). Washington. Defunct.
President: Tom Romer.
Montana
- Creation Foundations. Billings.
Founders: Ron and Kathy Zeiler, Steve Handley.
- Foundation Advancing Creation Truth-FACT. Glendive.
- Montana Origins Research Effort. Bozeman.
Nebraska
- Creation Instruction Association (CIA). Juniata.
Founder: Brian Young.
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Creation Science Alive.
Co-founders: Nick & Teri Lally and RoseAnn Salanitri.
- Creation Study Group of New Jersey (CSGNJ). Lincoln Park.
- Buried Alive.
Website of Jack Cuozzo. Author of: Buried Alive - The Startling Truth about Neanderthal Man
- New Jersey Bible Science.
Board members: Jason D. Browning, Dr. Gerald Lenner, Nathan D. Smith, and Ebenezer Mallepalle.
- Sussex County Creation Science Club. Sparta.
New Mexico
- Creation Science Fellowship of New Mexico. Albuquerque.
President: John Doughty.
New York
North Carolina
- Creation, Dinosaurs and the Flood. Greensboro.
Founder: Charlie Liebert.
- Creation Family Ministries. Hickory.
Founders: Jeff and Heather Setzer.
- Triangle Association for the Science of Creation. Research Triangle Park.
North Dakota
Ohio
- ARK Foundation. Dayton.
President, Ronnie E. Cooper. Monthly meetings, bookstore, and newsletter.
- Cedarville Interventionist Society. Cedarville.
Founded: January 2011. Co-founder: Andrew Guerette.
"a collegiate creationist organization dedicated to educating others about current research in the origins of life"
- Creation Research, Science Education Foundation. West Chester.
Founded: 1972.
- Scientific Educational Foundation. Toledo.
- Young Earth Creation Club. Gahanna.
Oklahoma
- Creation Science Fellowship of Oklahoma. Oklahoma.
[Need additional information.]
- Jesus Created Ministries. Tulsa.
Founder: Cliff Bishard.
- Creation Truth Foundation. Noble, Oklahoma.
Founder: G. Thomas Sharp. Activities: presentations, education, Museum of Earth History, field trips, etc.
- Southern Plains Creation Society. See: Jesus Created Ministries.
Oregon
- Creation Engineering Concepts. Gresham.
Founder: J.D. Mitchell.
- Institute for Creation Science (ICS). Portland.
Director: J.D. Mitchell.
"The Institute for Creation Science (ICS) was first established in March of 2005 in Gresham, Oregon. In July of 2008 the Board of Deacons of Rivercrest Community Church of Portland, Oregon approved ICS as a ministry outreach program at that church."
- Design Science Association. Portland.
Pennsylvania
- Creation Science Fellowship of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh.
- Nature of Creation. Jonestown.
Founder: Mike Snavely.
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- Creation Study Group. Greenville.
President: Oscar Thorsland.
South Dakota
- Black Hills Creation Science Association. Rapid City.
Founded in 1999.
Tennessee
- Canopy Ministries. Mountain City.
Director: Jim Gardner.
- Creation Research (US). Hartsville.
- Creation Science Ministry. Chuckey. Defunct?
Founder: Mike Vallie.
- Earth Science Associates. Knoxville.
Founder: Dr. Robert Gentry.
- East Tennessee Creation Science Association. Kingston. Defunct?
- Echos of Eden. Shelbyville.
Founder: Stephen Lawwell. Founded in 2007.
- Project Creation : A Creation Education Ministry. Murfreesboro.
Executive Director: Sean Meek.
Texas
- CreationAnswers.net. Irving.
Website of Wayne Spencer.
- Creation Science League. Livingston.
Founder: Todd Elder.
- DFW Creation Study Group. Dallas/Ft. Worth. Defunct.
- Earth History Research Center. Keene.
Located at: Southwestern Adventist University.
- Evolution on Trial Ministries. Spring.
Founder: Steven Baird.
- Global Cataclysm. Houston.
Founder: Roger Sigler.
- Greater Houston Creation Association. Houston.
- Institute for Creation Research (ICR). Dallas.
CEO: Dr. Henry M. Morris, III. President: Dr. John D. Morris. Speakers and faculty: Randy J. Guliuzza, MD, Dr. Patricia Nason, Frank Sherwin, M.A., Dr. Jeffrey Tomkins, Brian Thomas, M.S., Dr. Jason Lisle. Publishes Acts & Facts. Activities include educational programs, a 15 minute radio program, Science, Scripture, & Salvation and the Henry M. Morris Center for Christian Leadership in Dallas, TX.
- Metroplex Institute of Origins Science (MIOS). Dallas/Ft. Worth.
Founder: Don Patton. Founded in 1987.
- San Antonio Bible Based Science Association (SABBSA)
President: Scott Lane, Vice President: Mrs. Cindy Williams, Secretary: Clarence Johnson, Treasurer: Carl Williams.
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
- BSG: A Creation Biology Study Group. Lynchburg, Viriginia.
Membership required. Sponsors: conferences and Occassional Papers of the the BSG.
Mission: To develop and nurture a community of dedicated researchers committed to understanding the life sciences from a young-age creationist perspective through meetings and publications.
- Center for Creation Studies. Lynchburg.
Director: Dr. David DeWitt, Liberty University.
Mission: "The Center for Creation Studies is an interdisciplinary education and research institute committed to the study of the origin of the universe, the earth, life and the species. This study draws upon knowledge from religion, science, philosophy and history."
- Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation. Mt. Jackson.
Director: Hugh Owen.
"The Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation is a Roman Catholic lay apostolate dedicated to glorifying the Most Holy Trinity by proclaiming the truth about the origins of man and the universe."
- Origins Science Association. Chesapeake,.
Director: Richard Homesly.
Washington
- Bible and Science Ministries. Tacoma.
Founder: Dr. Tom Hoyle.
- Creation Astronomy. Gig Harbor.
Founder: Spike Psarris.
- Creation Association of Puget Sound. Seattle.
- Creation Science Network. Woodland.
Founder: Bob Knopf.
- Fossils and Floods: Facts & Fables. University Place.
Founder: Stan Lutz.
- Northwest Creation Network. Lynnwood.
Founder: Chris Ashcraft.
- Seattle Bible-Science Association. See: Creation Association of Puget Sound.
West Virginia
- Kanawha Creation Science Group. South Charleston.
Founded: 1995. Founders: Karl Priest, Bobby O'Connor, Dr. John Roller, and Jo Bricker.
Wisconsin
- Creation Education Association. Pine River.
Director: Eugene Sattler.
- Creation Education Center. Waukesha.
Founder: Jay Seegert.
"The Creation Education Center is a non-profit* organization established in 2007 to address the challenge from the secular world regarding the validity and accuracy of the Bible, especially the creation account as described in the book of Genesis."
- Creation Insights. Oostburg.
Founder: Michael DuMez.
"a service that offers creation tours and science classes for children and adults."
- Creation Science Society of Milwaukee. Milwaukee.
- East Wisconsin Chapter of the Bible-Science Association. See: Creation Science Society of Milwaukee.
- Lutheran Science Institute. Racine.
President: Warren Krug.
Wyoming
Mexico
- Cientificos Creacionistas. Pais.
Founder: John Pendleton.
- Creando Vision Total. San Luis Potosí.
Australasia
Australia
- Creation Ministries International Ltd.-Australia. Eight Mile Plains, Queensland.
- Creation Research. Capalaba, Queensland.
Founder: John Mackay.
- Origins Education and Research. Tarrawanna, New South Wales.
Founder: Trevor Holt.
New Zealand
- Creation Ministries International (New Zealand). Howick, Auckland.
- Creation Research (New Zealand). Glenfield, Auckland.
South America
Bolivia
Brazil
- Clube Criacionista de Campinas (Campinas Creation Club). Campinas, Brazil.
- Sociedada Criacionista Brasileira (Brazilian Creation Society). Brasília, Brazil.
- Sociedade Origem e Destino (Origin and Destination Society). Campo Grande, Brazil.

