"I am also quite uneasy that many seem to feel that evolution of species makes God something less than He really is."Don't include me in your presumptions.
God fears nothing from science. Science only reveals Gods nature.
Evolution is even greater evidence for the existence of an Intelligent Designer. Without evolution life systems would not be such a smart design.
Sounds like you agree with Michael Denton. That is exactly what he says. Curiously he switched from his previous stance which was
"evolution is completely impossible which proves design", to
"evolution is inevitable which proves design" when the DNA molecular evidence for evolution became absolutely crushing.
That's the problem with design; until you specify who the designer is, what their powers are, and what their motivation is, anything and everything can be evidence for design.