The Mighty Men Conference, organised by Shalom Trust of
South Africa, was an annual gathering of
Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
men and boys which ran from 2004
to 2010.
The Conference included camping outdoors and preaching by
Angus Buchan
Angus Buchan is a Christian author and evangelist based in South Africa.
Early life
Buchan was born in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The son of immigrants from Scotland, he farmed maize and cattle in Zambia until he moved in 1976 ...
.
South African farmer Angus Buchan began the conference in 2004,
with reports of attendees varying from a few dozen
to 240.
The number of attendees grew rapidly, with numbers reportedly rising to 600 in 2005 to 1060 in 2006, 7,400 in 2007 and 60,000 in 2008.
The final national event in 2010 was attended by up to 300,000 men and boys.
Mighty Men Conferences have continued around South Africa and the world, however these are no longer one central conference organised by the Shalom Trust.
In 2014, Mighty Men of God, Inc, a Christian organization from
Orlando,
Florida brought a lawsuit against Angus Buchan and World Outreach Church of Murfreesboro Tennessee, Incorporated for using the name "Mighty Men" in the
United States, which it had
trademarked in 2004.
In April 2015
United States District Judge Carlos Eduardo Mendoza denied a
motion to dismiss
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the case from Buchan and the World Outreach Church.
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Evangelical Christian conferences