The vision of Multicultural Ministries is to:

Be part of creating church communities where people are accepted and can worship and serve with their own unique cultural contributions being valued and affirmed.
• Stand with and advocate for marginalized people seeking refuge and acceptance.
• Build closer relationship to remove the gap between our English speaking and Non-English speaking congregations.
• Develop support structure for multicultural churches so that their contribution can be made within the BUV.
• Support newly arriving migrants as they establish church communities.
• Empower the connection of Anglo and other cultural churches so that they learn and grow together.
BUV multicultural ministry is intentional, welcoming, growing, creative, enriching our life of faith, as we love God and one another.

Our vision is to see people of different cultures worshipping and participating together in communities of faith, enjoying and revelling in the diversity of languages and cultures that make up our great nation and make up the wider church. We seek to promote openness to other cultures among all our churches, that we may learn from one another and grow in our ability to experience and to share the love of Jesus. This vision is taking shape and is based on a sense of God’s hospitality to all people. It is the expression of our experience of a welcoming, compassionate and loving God.

Exploring Multicultural Church Seminar, running throughout May 2008:
Exploring Multcultural Church (pdf)

Multicultural Youth Conference and Concert, 26 July 2008:
Youth Conference & Concert (jpeg)

The Multicultural ministry is supported by:

• The Multicultural Minister 
(3 days per week)
• The Multicultural Ministry Group(both Anglo & non-Anglo members)
• Liasing with the Deeper Team (Youth Ministry)
• Supporting a number of people who work with
a. Refugees
b. Indigenous people
c. Non-English speaking congregations 

meewon.yang@buv.com.au