A presentation on creationism and the theory of evolution was held at the Christian Faith Church (CFC) in Winkler this weekend.

Called, 'I Can See Clearly Now: Making Sense of the Creation/Evolution Question', and 'What About Dinosaurs?' the talks were presented by Gus Olsthoorn, a speaker from Creation Ministries International (CMI).

David Martins, an Associate Pastor at CFC, says the purpose of hosting the presentation was to challenge the preconception that evolution is a fact.

"To bring about the truth that we find in Genesis, that God created the heavens and the earth. To bring about the fact that evolution has never been proven."

Martins believes it’s tragic that textbooks say evolution is a fact and there is not an open conversation on the subject.

The presentation also highlighted the Bible's account on the development of nature.

Olsthoorn is a Technical Airspace Engineer at Bombardier Aerospace. Fascinated with the topic of creation and evolution for 40 years, he was given the opportunity to speak for CMI and has been working with them for four years.

Part of the presentation covered the relationship between science and religion.

Olsthoorn says there is no empirical evidence that supports the theory of evolution, however, he says science and religion don't have to be mutually exclusive.

"I believe that operational science, where you do experiments and prove things are true, is in harmony with Christianity. Theology at one time was called Queen of the Sciences. It was the idea God created everything in the universe and it was man’s right and privilege to uncover that."

Ph.D. scientists from many different fields including chemistry, biology, cosmology, and genetics,  perform the research and write the information found in the CMI presentations.

Several speakers working with CMI are giving presentations at churches and gatherings across the country.

Martins hopes that people will have walked away with a better understanding of the topic