PARIS — The first Western Maine Christian Men’s Conference will take place Friday, Sept. 14, and Saturday, Sept. 15. The theme of the area wide multi-church sponsored event is “Building Strong Men in Tough Times.”

A kick-off rally will place at South Paris Baptist Church, 2 Park St., at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, with pastor Tim Fox of the Oxford Advent Christian Church as the featured speaker.

Conference day, Saturday, Sept. 15, will start at 8 a.m. at the Crosstone Conference Center, in the Mollyockett Motel building, Route 26, Woodstock.

The morning session featured speaker is pastor Kevin Smart of South Paris Baptist Church. Four great choices for lunch will follow. The afternoon featured speaker is pastor Dallas Henry of Hosanna Church in Oxford.

There are also eight different morning and afternoon workshops featuring great speakers. Additionally, there will be an “all star” worship team made up of men from several Maine churches.

Registration is $15, including lunch. To register call pastor Eric J. Hanson at 539-2295 or 890-5979.

Western Maine Christian Men is a ministry of the Pastors’ Prayer Fellowship, made up of pastors John Callina of Stow Baptist Church; Bob Chisholm, Trinity Baptist Church; Shawn Emerson, Norway Church of the Nazarene; Warren Feustel, emeritus/ Faith Community Church; Timothy Fox, Oxford Advent Christian Church; Eric Hanson, Hosanna Church; Dallas Henry, Hosanna Church; Jerry Hubbard, Bridge of Hope Pentecostal Church; Will Kahkonen. Victory Christian Church; Vernon and Linda Pierce, Faith Chapel A.G. Church, and Kevin Smart, South Paris Baptist Church.