The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell therein.
For He has founded it upon the seas,
And established it upon the waters.
The world and those who dwell therein.
For He has founded it upon the seas,
And established it upon the waters.
Psalm 24:1,2
"About 100 South American educators and pastors descended on the “birthplace of evolution” about 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) off Ecuador’s coast to study its biodiversity and natural beauty as part of a major faith and science conference. They also observed the conference organizers — the Adventist Church, its South American Division, the Brazilian Creationist Society, and the Geoscience Research Institute — sign an agreement to establish a center to research and study Creation on one of the Galápagos islands.
“This topic is highly relevant for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and we consider it strategic to have strong studies about Creation here,” said Edgard Luz, education director for the South American Division.
Details about when the Creation center might open were not immediately clear, but a station that carries Darwin’s name and offers access to his studies, reports, and theories is a popular destination for tourists on Santa Cruz, the most populated island in the volcanic archipelago. The Adventist Church has a school with 280 students from kindergarten through 12th grade on the island.
South American Division president Erton Köhler emphasized the importance of Adventist involvement in sharing the biblical truth of Creation.
“The first two chapters of the Bible, in the book of Genesis, and the last two chapters of the Bible, in Revelation, speak about the same thing: a world without sin,” Köhler said. “If I do not believe in Creation, then I cannot believe in the re-creation. Science is based in the repetition of phenomenon. But we believe in a supernatural God.”
“Creationism is essential. If we have a Creator, we have a Redeemer,” Beardsley-Hardy said. “We believe that the same God who created all things is the God who will redeem us. This is the truth about the original Designer. This is why education is part of this process." AR