LEWISTON – Paul Bianchini, founder and director of the Bible Institute of Jerusalem, and also founder of the SAR Shalom Ministries of Jerusalem, Israel, will be guest speaker at the New Life Christian Fellowship’s Community Center at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 23.

Bianchini will share the development of the Bible Institute of Jerusalem and its baccalaureate biblical education programs and curriculums, as well as his experiences in Jerusalem since he moved there in 1991.

Bianchini originally worked locally for the U.S. Small Business Administration as its Maine representative for economic and business development. He was promoted to a regional position afterward in New York that included the promotion of business developments in Europe, the Baltic States and Israel.

SAR Shalom Ministries and it’s Christian ministerial division Kehilat Sar Shalom are located in Jerusalem and have planted and support churches worldwide, including churches in Peru, China, New Guinea, the Philippines, and in Eastern block countries.

More information may be found at www.sarshalomministries-israel.org.

A time of refreshments, fellowship and music will begin at 6:30 p.m. Bianchini will begin speaking at 7 p.m. and a question-and-answer time will follow. The community hall at 134 College St., is handicap- accessible, and all are welcome. For more information, call the center at 782-3939, or missions director Bruce Turmenne at 576-7311.