Southwestern Union Record

Tulsa, Okla. » The amazing story of earth’s creation was the subject of a seminar presented November 7-12, 2011 at the First Seventh-day Adventist Church of Tulsa by the church’s pastor, Daniel Ortega. Drawing from modern discoveries in biology, astronomy, geology, and paleontology, Ortega shared compelling scientific evidence pointing toward creation by design of our Creator God. The lectures included projected visual illustrations along with printed materials covering the information presented each evening. The presentations were video recorded, and each person who attended all seven meetings received a free set of the seminar DVDs. The DVD sets have also been made available for a small fee to cover the production cost. Those who came six or more evenings received a copy of The Evolution Handbook, an easy-to-understand book that exposes the theory of evolution.

Those who attended appreciated other features of the seminar as well, such as free childcare, nightly drawings for a variety of books and DVDs on the topic of creation, and tasty refreshments following each meeting. It was during refreshment time that our members had an opportunity to chat with the visitors, and everyone enjoyed getting to know each other better.

According to Ortega, one of the purposes of the seminar was to provide tools and resources for people to use when having discussions about creation and evolution. One young adult visitor commented, “I didn’t know much about this subject before this seminar, and I’m glad to be learning things I can talk about with my friends who believe in evolution.” 

Some who came to the Creation Seminar were visitors that attended the church’s Prophecy Seminar last April. By reaching out to the Tulsa community with different aspects of biblical truth, we hope to share God’s love and welcome many into our church family.