Have you ever worshipped among wild animals or attended church in a zoo? One couple has taken the concept of church to a whole new level as a result of their conversion from evolutionism to creationism. As Ed Laquidara grew up, he heard that God was like a giant version of his father. And because his own dad could be very harsh, he pictured God as a white-bearded old man roaming around like an irritable parent looking for people to punish. Consequently, Ed didn’t go out of his way to seek God. Instead, he would often escape the rough reality at home by exploring nearby swamps and lakes. He developed his love for animals from the many hours he spent catching frogs and turtles.

After college, Ed got his PhD in zoology, and in 1997, he and his wife, Brenda, started Animal Adventures, a zoo and animal rescue center in Bolton, Massachusetts. Ed would visit elementary schools with his rescue animals and teach on evolution. However, he was not the typical evolutionist: he was sure there was a creator, but he was unsure of how that creator fit into the picture.

What Ed and Brenda didn’t realize was that nothing is impossible with God. But they soon found out that one encounter with God’s love would revolutionize their lives and set them on an exciting new adventure.

The day that would forever change their lives was when Ed’s mother-in-law asked him to take her to a Gospel Truth Conference twenty minutes away in Shrewsbury. Ed was amazed by what he learned at the conference about God’s true nature. He urged his wife to attend with him the following night, and they both fell in love with God through the teaching of Andrew Wommack.

They eventually attended a Charis Bible College campus in Massachusetts where Ed and Brenda began to recognize the call to full-time ministry on their lives but lacked clarity on what steps to take next. Ed sensed the Lord instructing him to use what he had, and he saw a vision of himself preaching where their zoo’s live animal shows were held. In response, Ed and Brenda started a Bible-believing, nondenominational church at their Animal Adventures Zoo.

Thank you, friends and partners, for making it possible for people like Ed and Brenda to have free access to Andrew’s events and teachings. You are spreading the Gospel farther and deeper than ever! Because of you, Ed and Brenda Laquidara have discovered the true nature of God and are now reaching even more people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!