Van Andel Creation Research Center

The Creation Research Society established the previous Van Andel Creation Research Center (VACRC) originally in north-central Arizona for the purpose of aiding the Society and other visiting scientists in their research efforts. The Society encourages a broad spectrum of research to develop and test a creation model, and administers a research grant program whereby modest funds are distributed to qualified researchers for the conduct of creation-related research.

The Van Andel Creation Research Center has been strategically moved near a very large variety of biological and geological areas of great importance to the creationist position. The Grand Canyon, just two hours to the north, is perhaps the most geologically interesting area in the U.S. A wide variety of biological habitats is relatively easy to access from the Research Center. Both high-altitude montane communities and Sonoran Desert Saguaro cactus communities are within a two-hour drive.