{{Short description|Gathering of Christian men, 2004 to 2010}}
{{Infobox recurring event | name = Mighty Men Conference | image = Angus Buchan, Mighty Men, 2010, b.jpg | caption = Angus Buchan preaching at MMC 2010 4 }}
The '''Mighty Men Conference''', organised by Shalom Trust of South Africa, was an annual gathering of Christian men and boys which ran from 2004<ref name="The Mighty Men Journey">{{cite book|last1=Buchan|first1=Angus|title=The Mighty Men Journey|date=2012|publisher=Christian Art Publishers|location=Vereeniging|isbn=978-1-4321-0247-0|page=Preface|url=http://samples.sainsburysebooks.co.uk/9781432103699_sample_1076750.pdf|accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref> to 2010.<ref name=TimesLive>{{cite news|last1=Khumalo|first1=Nonku|title=Curtain falls on Mighty Men sermons|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2010/04/19/curtain-falls-on-mighty-men-sermons|accessdate=18 September 2015|publisher=Times Live|date=19 April 2010}}</ref> The Conference included camping outdoors and preaching by Angus Buchan.<ref name="Orlando Sentinel">{{cite news|last1=Kunerth|first1=Jeff|title=Christian groups duke it out in 'Mighty Men' lawsuit|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-mighty-men-trademark-lawsuit-20140826-story.html|accessdate=18 September 2015|publisher=Orlando Sentinel|date=26 August 2014}}</ref>
South African farmer Angus Buchan began the conference in 2004,<ref name="The Mighty Men Journey" /> with reports of attendees varying from a few dozen<ref name="PR News">{{cite news|title=Mighty Men USA Christian Conference Debut Plans For 10,000|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mighty-men-usa-christian-conference-debut-plans-for-10000-202555151.html|accessdate=18 September 2015|publisher=PR Newswire|date=11 April 2013}}</ref> to 240.<ref name="Farmer makes miracles">{{cite news|last1=Ryan|first1=Myrtle|title=Farmer makes miracles|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/farmer-makes-miracles-398154|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306135050/http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/farmer-makes-miracles-398154|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2016|accessdate=8 July 2019|publisher=IOL|date=28 April 2008}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Farmer makes miracles"/> The final national event in 2010 was attended by up to 300,000 men and boys.<ref name="Orlando Sentinel" /> Mighty Men Conferences have continued around South Africa and the world, however these are no longer one central conference organised by the Shalom Trust.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.mightymen.co.za/about-us/|website=Mighty Men Conference Central South Africa|accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Graham|first1=Efrem|title=Tenn. Arena Packed for 'Mighty Men' Conference|url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2013/May/Tenn-Arena-Packed-for-Historic-Mighty-Men-Conference/|accessdate=18 September 2015|publisher=CBN News|date=6 May 2013}}</ref>
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.<ref name="Orlando Sentinel" /> In April 2015 United States District Judge Carlos Eduardo Mendoza denied a motion to dismiss the case from Buchan and the World Outreach Church.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mighty Men of God, Inc. v. World Outreach Church of Murfreesboro Tennessee, Incorporated et al, No. 6:2014cv00947|url=http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/florida/flmdce/6:2014cv00947/298856/32/|website=Justicia US Law|publisher=Justicia|accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref>
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Category:Evangelical Christian conferences