Church of The Creator
In 1973 Klassen founded the Church of the Creator with the publication of Nature's Eternal Religion. Individual church members are called Creators and the religion they practice is Creativity.
In 1982, Klassen established the headquarters of his church in Otto, North Carolina. There he established a school for boys. The original curriculum was a two-week summer program that included activities such as "hiking, camping, training in handling of firearms, archery, tennis, white water rafting and other healthy outdoor activities" as well as instruction on "the goals and doctrines of Creativity and how they could best serve their own race in various capacities of leadership."
Klassen was Pontifex Maximus of the church until January 25, 1993, when he transferred the title to Dr. Rick McCarty.
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