Does God Exist? — Organization Profile
Does God Exist? is a Christian apologetics and education ministry founded by John N. Clayton in 1968. The ministry’s stated purpose is to show that science and faith are friends, not enemies. Its materials are written for seekers, skeptics, students, teachers, churches, and Christians who want evidence-based answers to questions about God, creation, the Bible, suffering, and Christian belief.
The ministry is connected with Niles and Buchanan, Michigan, and South Bend, Indiana, with its online work serving readers, churches, students, and families across the United States and worldwide. Through Does God Exist? Today, the ministry publishes regular articles under the theme “Evidence for God in the Things He Has Made,” drawing attention to design, purpose, morality, archaeology, Scripture, and the natural world.
Does God Exist? grew out of Clayton’s own journey from atheism to Christian faith through his study of science and the Bible. Clayton spent his career as a public high school science teacher and has traveled nationally and internationally to present the message of faith in the God of creation. The ministry’s work is not primarily church programming or local service, but apologetics education through publications, daily posts, videos, audio lessons, correspondence courses, and study materials.
The ministry publishes a quarterly magazine and provides books, pamphlets, charts, archives, and other teaching resources. Does God Exist? Today also points readers to video and audio resources at DoesGodExist.tv, including the basic Does God Exist? video series with John Clayton and the Beyond Reasonable Doubt series with John Cooper on biblical archaeology, the reliability of Scripture, and the divinity of Jesus.
Educational resources include three free correspondence courses, including a basic course, an intermediate course, and a 13-lesson archaeology course, along with other courses such as a substance abuse course. The ministry also maintains resource archives at DoesGodExist.org and provides special materials on pain and suffering through WhyPain.org. Its stated objective is to educate people and help them know why they believe what they believe, while persuading readers that science and faith are symbiotic rather than adversarial.
People can engage with Does God Exist? by reading daily posts, subscribing for updates, using the resource archives, watching videos, listening to audio lessons, taking correspondence courses, ordering materials, sharing articles with students or small groups, asking questions by email, following the Facebook page, or giving financially. Donations and materials are handled online through PowerVine Store, which features resources from the Does God Exist? ministry.
Key Links
- Website: https://doesgodexist.today/
- About Us: https://doesgodexist.today/about-us/
- Contact Us: https://doesgodexist.today/contact-us/
- Does God Exist? Materials: https://doesgodexist.today/does-god-exist-materials/
- Video, Audio, and Publications: https://www.doesgodexist.tv/
- Resource Archives: https://www.doesgodexist.org/
- Problem of Pain and Suffering: https://www.whypain.org/
- Store: https://powervine.store/
- Donate: https://powervine.store/product/donate-to-does-god-exist/
Contact Information
- Email: jn****@*ol.com
- Store email: he**@*******ne.store
- Store mailing address: P.O. Box 11, Buchanan, MI 49107
Socials
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evidence4god
Leadership
- John N. Clayton — Founder
- Roland Earnst — Ministry team
- Karl Marcussen — Ministry team
- Linda Glover — Ministry team
- John Cooper — Presenter, Beyond Reasonable Doubt
