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In late 1993, Ken made the decision to resign from ICR. Two ICR colleagues, Mark Looy and Mike Zovath, also decided to join Ken, and the three founded a new organization that was initially called “Creation Science Ministries,” to be known as “Answers in Genesis” later in the year.
In March 1994, Ken’s family moved from southern California to northern Kentucky to start up the new headquarters, and Mark’s and Mike’s families followed.
AiG’s first major conference was held in March 1994 in Denver, Colorado, where 2,200 adults and over 4,000 students attended.
The Answers . . . with Ken Ham radio program began airing on 45 stations in October of 1994.
Through a number of well-attended seminars called “Answers in Genesis” in cities like Denver and Phoenix, and the growing faithful support from donors, the US ministry was launched in good financial shape in early 1994 (and, praise God, has maintained a sound financial footing).
In 1995, board member Carl Kerby designed and launched the AiG website.
He remained a director, however, of the CSF ministry in Australia (until 2004).
By 2004, AiG had grown to nearly 100 staff working out of four rented offices in northern Kentucky.
In October 2005, the Australian board cordially met with the US board in northern Kentucky to work out the formal arrangements.
In early 2006, a donation of $50,000 from a California family broke the $20,000,000 mark in donations for the $27 million, 60,000 sq. ft.
Another major development in the ministry was occurring in 2006.
On a 2006 speaking tour of England, Ken Ham (and his wife Mally) visited Charles Darwin’s home.
With many Saturdays in 2007 seeing guests numbering 3,000–4,000, the museum had its 250,000 visitor come through in early November, almost seven months ahead of projection.
Creation Museum as AiG looked forward to a 2007 opening.2
The one-year anniversary of the Creation Museum was celebrated with a dazzling fireworks show on May 23, 2008.
In May 2008, a petting zoo opened across the lake from the museum, plus new restrooms and two cafes were added to accommodate some large crowds (usually on Saturdays), and additional parking spots were being planned.
In the summer of 2008, a video crew taped AiG talks in India (above), to be translated into Hindi and Telugu.
In 2009, Ken spoke at the First Baptist Church of Atlanta at Pastor Charles Stanley’s invitation (October 2009).
The national media also covered Answers in Genesis in the summer of 2009 regarding a raucous visit by 285 atheists/agnostics to the museum, led by a vehement anti-creationist and atheist professor from Minnesota.
At the same time, much of December 2010 was devoted to correcting many “misrepresentations made in the media” about the Ark Encounter.
Two positive media developments occurred in the spring of 2010.
In 2011, a shocking book on the state of Christian colleges and universities written by Ken Ham and Doctor Greg Hall (with renowned researcher Britt Beemer) was released.
The 2011 AiG Conference in Malaysia was not only a huge blessing because of the large crowd that turned out from 20 nations, but also because of the remarkable enthusiasm of the 1,000 attendees from Asia and other parts of the world.
AiG’s well-traveled apologetics team of speakers (2012)
Dana Carlton says December 4, 2013 at 4:22 pm
In the end, AiG geologist Doctor Andrew Snelling finally received the research permits he had requested in 2013 from the Grand Canyon National Park so that he could continue his field work inside the canyon.
Publicity for the Ark only increased when, on July 8, Bill Nye “the Science Guy” toured the Ark with Ken Ham, and their spirited 2014 debate resumed as they walked through the Ark, with Nye’s film crew in tow.
After another year of excellent attendance at the museum (with some days seeing record attendance), much of the attention on AiG in early 2015 was still focused on the future Ark Encounter and its struggle with Kentucky officials over lingering religious freedom issues.
At that point, Ark designers would spend the first half of 2016 installing the exhibits that have been under construction at a design studio and be ready for a summer 2016 opening.
Meanwhile, as 2016 was ending, attendance at the Creation Museum was about double from the year before.
The only “downside” in the summer of 2017 was that countless people informed AiG they couldn’t find hotel rooms on some dates and gave up coming.
The high day in 2017 for visitors to our two attractions, the Ark and Creation Museum, was 12,000.
The results of some of Doctor Snelling’s research at the Grand Canyon were scheduled to be released sometime in 2018.
October 2019 will long be remembered as a particularly wonderful month of national and international ministry for AiG.
In 2019, a 2,500-seat multi-purpose auditorium called the Answers Center (on the other side of the lake from the Ark) will open and play host to lectures, live animal shows, concerts, and other programs.
At this 2019 conference, at least twelve unsaved women—attending as guests of AiG supporters—received the Lord as Savior!
The growing Ark and Creation Museum attendance for 2019 reflected it.
On January 1, in an effort to encourage even more families to visit the Ark Encounter, the attraction launched a nationwide marketing campaign to announce that all children 10 years and under could visit the Ark for free during 2020 when a paying adult accompanied them.
The campaign included the showing of a highly creative TV ad that aired on many networks (CBS, Fox News, The Discovery Channel, etc.). The free ticket offer for children also extended to the Creation Museum in 2020.
AiG board and leadership team 2020 (l-r): Jason N., Joe B., Mark L., Don L., Dan C., Dan M., Ken H., Mike Z., Craig B., Tony B., Scott F., Tim D., Brad B., Paul S., John P.
The new Answers TV streaming platform, launched during COVID, was exploding in growth, with subscribers in 183 countries by early 2021.
Looking back on the summer of 2021, many days saw record crowds at the Ark Encounter as well as the Creation Museum.
Launched during the pandemic, Answers TV featured over 5,000 videos by March 2022.
The event was so successful that it will return next year, beginning August 2, 2022.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Society of Biblical Literature | 1958 | $5.0M | 40 | - |
| Creation Ministries International | 1978 | $400,000 | 125 | - |
| Reasons to Believe | 1986 | $4.0M | 64 | - |
| Discovery Institute | 1990 | $4.1M | 50 | - |
| FREED | 1985 | $1.6M | 10 | 24 |
| SPUR | 1910 | $10.0M | 350 | 11 |
| Gabrielles Angel Foundation For Cancer Research Inc | 1996 | $590,000 | 7 | - |
| Non Profits | 2008 | $21.0M | 708 | 36 |
| MIM | 2010 | $50.0M | 5 | 4 |
| Da Vinci Science Center | 1992 | $5.0M | 125 | 8 |
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