Need a Speaker? Contact Us!!
Most of our speakers are certified by Creation Training
Initiative to teach classes in and speak on topics related
to Creation Apologetics. We would love to work with you
to schedule one of them, or another creation speaker for
your event or organization!
Contact us at Phone: 563-370-5990 or Email:
info@denversocietyofcreation.org .
Our DSOC Speakers
Mrs. Judy Finnessy - President, Denver Society of Creation
Judy Finnessy is a “grandma grizzly” when it comes to teaching our children how
to defend their faith. (She has three grown children, and six grandchildren.) She
holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Accounting from Wartburg College.
Judy has spent over forty years holding various positions in IT Architecture and
Project Management with John Deere, and now that she has retired, has devoted
herself to studying creation apologetics and its impact on the faith of our
children. For the past four years, she has been intensely involved in creation
apologetics, culminating in a week-long Creation Apologetics Teachers College
taught by Creation Training Initiative in 2016. She has facilitated a small group
study of Genesis 1-11, taught Sunday school classes on creation and been a
speaker for adult Bible study classes. She is the founder and President of the
Denver Society of Creation.
Judy is a member of Ascension Lutheran Church in Littleton. She is involved in
Lutherans for Life, Denver, and has served as a past Secretary. She has a love
for Christian music and serves as the music director and pianist for the Tin Cup
Community Chapel during the summer months. She has also assisted with fund
raising events for Love INC, Littleton.
In addition to being certified by CTI, Judy has also been certified as a
“Biblical Creation Ministry Professional” by the International Association
for Creation.
Mr. Don Gilbreath - Director, Denver Society of Creation
In the Beginning, God…
Mr. Don Gilbreath is a Senior Process Development Engineer at
Gates Corporation. He has been with Gates Corporation for 27 years,
and is a mechanical engineer who holds twelve granted patents.
Don enjoys working on breakthrough products that no one
else in the industry has marketed. He has developed products
such as crimp fittings for large ID high pressure oil rig hoses and
hose connectors such as sthe inovative Gates iLok.
Don received both a B.S and an M.S in Mechanical Engineering
from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
He has had a passion for creation apologetics for most
of his adult life, and attended the CTI Creation Apologetics
Teachers College in 2017. He is a member of the Board of Directors
of the Denver Society of Creation.
Don lives in Castle Rock, CO, with his wife of 34 years. He is a
father of four and a member of Epiphany Lutheran Church
in Castle Rock.
Mr. Jim Finnessy - Special Advisor to the Board
Jim Finnessy is a father of three and a grandfather of six. He enjoys
family and life. Prior to retirement, Jim worked as a Supervisor and
Production Engineer with the John Deere Harvester Works in
Moline, Illinois. He was also a realtor for several years.
Jim holds a degree in History and Education from the
University of Northern Iowa, and taught junior high students in
Lakewood, CO, for three years.
He has joined Judy to assist with the formation of the
Denver Society of Creation, out of concern for our culture and society,
and a desire to be an example of love and faith to his children
and grandchildren. According to his oldest grandson, “He really loves
God, and that’s for sure!”
Jim completed the CTI Creation Apologetics Teachers College in 2017.
He is a member of Ascension Lutheran Church in Littleton, CO.
Dr. Barbara Helmkamp, Director, Denver Society of Creation
Dr. Barbara S. Helmkamp has a Ph.D. in physics from Louisiana State University and a B.S. Engineering in physics from Colorado School of Mines, and she worked as a petrophysical engineer for the Shell Oil Companies between undergraduate and graduate studies. She completed the Lutheran Teacher Colloquy from Concordia University Texas while teaching at St. Mark Lutheran Church & School in Houston, where she was subsequently called. She is currently on the faculty of Veritas Scholars Academy (V.S.A. is an online school out of Lancaster, PA). She also taught at Credo Academy (Credo is a home school co-op in Lone Tree, CO) as well as having overseen her daughters’ high school educations from home. Her older daughter graduated with Honors from VSA in 2015 and is currently a senior at the University of Iowa, and her younger daughter graduated Highest Honors from VSA in 2017 and is currently a sophomore at the University of Wyoming. Barbara, her husband Bob, and their daughters are members of Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Elizabeth, Colorado.
Need a
Speaker?
Contact Us!!
Most of our speakers
are certified by Creation
Training Initiative to
teach classes in and
speak on topics related
to Creation Apologetics.
We would love to work
with you to schedule
one of them, or another
creation speaker for
your event or
organization!
Contact us at Phone:
563-370-5990 or Email:
info@denversocietyofcr
eation.org .
Our DSOC
Speakers
Mrs. Judy Finnessy -
President, Denver
Society of Creation
Judy Finnessy is a “grandma grizzly” when it
comes to teaching our children how to
defend their faith. (She has three grown
children, and six grandchildren.) She holds
a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and
Accounting from Wartburg College. Judy has
spent over forty years holding various
positions in IT Architecture and Project
Management with John Deere, and now that
she has retired, has devoted herself to
studying creation apologetics and its impact
on the faith of our children. For the past
four years, she has been intensely involved
in creation apologetics, culminating in a
week-long Creation Apologetics Teachers
College taught by Creation Training Initiative
in 2016. She has facilitated a small group
study of Genesis 1-11, taught Sunday school
classes on creation and been a speaker for
adult Bible study classes. She is the founder
and President of the Denver Society of
Creation.
Judy is a member of Ascension Lutheran
Church in Littleton. She is involved in
Lutherans for Life, Denver, and has served
as a past Secretary. She has a love for
Christian music and serves as the music
director and pianist for the Tin Cup
Community Chapel during the summer
months. She has also assisted with fund
raising events for Love INC, Littleton.
In addition to being certified by CTI, Judy
has also been certified as a “Biblical
Creation Ministry Professional” by the
International Association for Creation.
Mr. Don Gilbreath -
Director, Denver Society
of Creation
Mr. Don Gilbreath is a Senior Process Development Engineer at
Gates Corporation. He has been with Gates Corporation for 27 years,
and is a mechanical engineer who holds twelve granted patents.
Don enjoys working on breakthrough products that no one
else in the industry has marketed. He has developed products
such as crimp fittings for large ID high pressure oil rig hoses and
hose connectors such as sthe inovative Gates iLok.
Don received both a B.S and an M.S in Mechanical Engineering
from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
He has had a passion for creation apologetics for most
of his adult life, and attended the CTI Creation Apologetics
Teachers College in 2017. He is a member of the Board of Directors
of the Denver Society of Creation.
Don lives in Castle Rock, CO, with his wife of 34 years. He is a
father of four and a member of Epiphany Lutheran Church
in Castle Rock.
Jim Finnessy is a father of three and a grandfather of six. He enjoys
family and life. Prior to retirement, Jim worked as a Supervisor and
Production Engineer with the John Deere Harvester Works in
Moline, Illinois. He was also a realtor for several years.
Jim holds a degree in History and Education from the
University of Northern Iowa, and taught junior high students in
Lakewood, CO, for three years.
He has joined Judy to assist with the formation of the
Denver Society of Creation, out of concern for our culture and society,
and a desire to be an example of love and faith to his children
and grandchildren. According to his oldest grandson, “He really loves
God, and that’s for sure!”
Jim completed the CTI Creation Apologetics Teachers College in 2017.
He is a member of Ascension Lutheran Church in Littleton, CO.
Mr. Jim Finnessy -
Special Advisor to the Board
Dr. Barbara Helmkamp, Director,
Denver Society of Creation
Dr. Barbara S. Helmkamp has a Ph.D. in physics from Louisiana State University and a B.S. Engineering in physics from Colorado School of Mines, and she worked as a petrophysical engineer for the Shell Oil Companies between undergraduate and graduate studies. She completed the Lutheran Teacher Colloquy from Concordia University Texas while teaching at St. Mark Lutheran Church & School in Houston, where she was subsequently called. She is currently on the faculty of Veritas Scholars Academy (V.S.A. is an online school out of Lancaster, PA). She also taught at Credo Academy (Credo is a home school co-op in Lone Tree, CO) as well as having overseen her daughters’ high school educations from home. Her older daughter graduated with Honors from VSA in 2015 and is currently a senior at the University of Iowa, and her younger daughter graduated Highest Honors from VSA in 2017 and is currently a sophomore at the University of Wyoming. Barbara, her husband Bob, and their daughters are members of Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Elizabeth, Colorado.
