Face to Face After Thirteen Years
A Tamil refugee father was reunited with his son after 13 years thanks to assistance from Now and Not Yet café – a BUV social enterprise community – and a Carey Baptist Grammar School scholarship. Nigethan (Nige) was forced to escape civil war in Sri Lanka in the middle of the night in 2010 leaving […]
Welcome to the Baptist Union of Victoria – October 2023
At the recent Members’ Dinner we welcomed to the Baptist Union of Victoria Rev Fred Mugambi (Pastor Transfer Kenya Assemblies of God) Good News Ministry Church (New Faith Community) Philadelphia Karenni Baptist Church (New Faith Community) Growing Faith Church (Microchurch)
Experienced in Ministry Luncheon – November 2023
The annual Experience in Ministry Luncheon was held on the 23 November. About 60 retired Pastors and spouses, ex missionaries and widows gathered and were offered a wonderful lunch, good fellowship and community. Andrew Naylor began by leading the group through some favourite tunes before this years’ guest speaker, Marita Munro (BUV Archivist) took the […]
Pioneering Christian Micro Communities
A reimagining of ways to disciple people in small communities and individual contexts is rippling across Australia: the micro church. This concept has gathered momentum over the past 10-20 years as a number of Christians have felt God prompting them to invite neighbours and friends to meet together in worship (up), spiritual growth (in) and […]
Members’ Dinner – October 2023
Members’ Dinner was held on the evening of Friday 20th October at the Reggio Calabria in Parkville, with over 250 people present. After beautiful worship led by Zomi Baptist Church Victoria, our BUV Union Council Chair, Mick Turnbull opened the evening with prayer, an Acknowledgement of Country and a Bible reading from Philippians before we […]
Nourish – Fuelling for Fruitful Ministry
Nourish, a day of encouragement, fellowship and connection was held on Friday 20th October, with 160 pastors gathering together at Essendon Baptist Community Church. After being welcomed by Rev Jonathan Stark and a rousing worship segment led by an updated ‘BUV’ band, Rev Daniel Bullock introduced the theme of ‘Fuelling for Fruitful Ministry’. In the […]
Bringing Hope to Seniors
Pastor Aaron Wardle of Wangaratta Baptist Church reflects on a recent information seminar that the church hosted for seniors. How can we bring hope to more people? That’s a question that is always front of mind for us at Wangaratta Baptist Church. So, when we heard about the Finishing Well Seminar that was run earlier […]
Prayer, Pancakes and Packs for VCE Students
Amid that stressful time of year when students are crazily cramming and exam-ing in an effort to earn their VCE/VCAL, many Baptist churches around Victoria have put in a special effort to offer their support. Pastors shared a wide range of ideas on how to encourage students as each church works in its own context. […]
Hopes and Dreams Inspired Through UK Exposure Trip
Hope was renewed and passions reignited for a group of seven Victorian Baptist pastoral leaders who accompanied the BUV’s Director of Mission and Ministries, Rev Daniel Bullock, on an exposure trip to the UK in July. The purpose of the trip was to: take a diverse group of Pastors from Victoria out of their own […]