- 810 Butternut St, Abilene, Texas 79602
- Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 1-5 pm
- 810 Butternut St, Abilene, Texas 79604
The Discovery Center exists to provide scientific and historical evidence that affirm the truthfulness of the Bible—especially as it relates to the origins (creation/evolution) issue. We accomplish our mission by conducting tours, providing resources, teaching seminars and classes, sponsoring special events, and producing a daily radio program, “A Discovery Minute,” which is also available on YouTube.
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear (1 Peter 3:15, NKJV).
The Discovery Center is a non-profit Christian organization that operates on the basis of donations from our guests and contributors. Admission is by suggested donation as follows:
Located in Abilene, Texas, The Discovery Center is the physical headquarters of Overflow Ministries, established in 1980 by Tommy and Carolyn Walden for the purpose of teaching the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. In January 2018, Tommy went to be with the Lord, yet Carolyn has continued the ministry with creative gifts and BIG vision from God for future ministry.
The museum was started June 1, 2001, in a room at its present location and has been expanding ever since. In 2004, we began hosting House of Faith Discovery Club at Discovery Park for children in the neighborhood surrounding the museum. In 2017, Truth Bookstore was founded to offer educational Christian resources, apparel, gifts and other items. In 2018 a new addition was added to house The Miracle of Israel exhibit.
At The Discovery Center, we are always updating our exhibits in order to keep up with the needs of our patrons and new discoveries and events related to our mission. We recently completed a new exhibit, “Darwin’s Dangerous Idea,” which exposes the bad science and dire consequences of the so-called ‘theory’ of evolution. And then we rolled out “Flying Wonders,” which displays how birds, butterflies, bees and some other winged animals display the glory of our Creator.
We are also developing the following exhibits:
