Statement on Croatia

The General Convent, representing the Common Synod of the Reformed Churches in and around Hungary issued a statement re-confirming that it recognizes the Reformed Christian Calvinist Church in Croatia as the only legitimate representation of the Hungarian reformed community in the country.

28/09/2021

címkék: general convent, croatia

"Our Churches are Lighthouses"

Thanksgiving worship service on Sunday afternoon took place in the new church building of the Reformed congregation in Pesterzsébet. Bishop Zoltán Balog preached the Gospel and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán greeted the congregation.

26/09/2021

New Reformed Church Hymnary Published

The new official Hymnbook of the Reformed Church in Hungary is now out. The publication contains 210 new hymns and will be available from 27 September. The volume marks the end of a more than ten-year process.

25/09/2021

címkék: hymnbook

"Love Your Neighbour as Yourself"

Suicide is the third most common cause of death among 15-19 year old young people Hungary. The school year has barely started and a 16-year-old boy has already given up his life because he was bullied by his classmates. Interview with Attila Gecse, grief therapist and hospital chaplain about the Church's responsibility.

24/09/2021

címkék: interview, hospital chaplaincy, suicide

Put to Test at Mass Casualty Exercise

The Hungarian Reformed Church Aid organised a complex emergency management exercise. During the large-scale training, the medical team and the search and rescue team had to solve theoretical and practical tasks.

23/09/2021

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca)

Ecumenical Jury at Cinefest in Hungary

The joint Ecumenical Jury awarded the film Apples, describing a situation that mirrors the difficult pandemic times in which we live and presenting a way to deal with loss and to find meaning in life.

20/09/2021

címkék: interfilm

Hundred Years of Struggle

The Reformed Church District of Királyhágómellék celebrates a bittersweet anniversary: the centenary of its forced foundation is being commemorated in Oradea on 17-18 September. The General Convent of the Hungarian Reformed Church mandated ministerial president of the Synod of RCH as its acting president.

18/09/2021

címkék: királyhágómellék reformed church district

Discorvering Local Values

Entering the life of a town is a slow process for us, which is a conscious aim of ours, as we hope to achieve organic development, says Lívia Böröcz, Head of the Development and Integration Programme of the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid.

16/09/2021

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), integration, social development

Pope Francis Received Also Leaders of RCH

“The visit of Pope Francis to Hungary strengthens us in the indescribable gift of God, Jesus Christ, in our Christian faith, culture, order and Christian ministry,” said József Steinbach, President of the Ecumenical Council of Churches (ECCH) in Hungary at a meeting with Pope Francis with representatives of the ECCH and the Jewish communities.

13/09/2021

címkék: pope francis, international eucharist congress, ecumenical council of churches in hungary (ecch)

Does Europe Need Church?

Reformed and Catholics must defend Europe's Christian values together, echoed a panel discussion of the 30th Economic Forum in Karpacz on Thursday afternoon. Bishop Zoltán Balog, Ministerial President of the Synod of RCH, was invited to the large-scale forum on behalf of the European churches.

11/09/2021

"At Just the Right Time the Lord Will Provide It"

Reproductive medicine has made significant progress in recent decades, which gives childless couples new hope and prospects. But do spouses have the right to defy biological infertility by artificial means? An interview with Rev. Enikő Lakatos, hospital chaplain at the Assisted Reproduction Centre.

09/09/2021

It’s a Blessing to Always Help People

Mrs. Ferenc Gondi, host of the Morning Star After-School, an institution for Roma children in Kecskemét, is a real angel in everyday life. The National Roma Ministry of RCH recognized her ministry granting her the 2021 Reformed Roma Pedagogical Assistant of the Year Award.

05/09/2021

címkék: roma ministry, interview

Joyful Celebration in Mád

A Christian café in the former school building, a renewed bell tower and a renovated manse offers new spaces for the community life and working place for the inhabitants of the village of Mád.

01/09/2021

Reaching People

Reformed media should communicate on the basis of scriptural foundations, in a courageous and authentic way – we heard at the conference of Reformed journalists in the Carpathian Basin.

27/08/2021

Upholding Faith

"Keep the faith, and your faith will keep you", said Bishop Zoltán Balog, President of the Synod of RCH in his sermon at the ecumenical worship service on the eve of the State Foundation Day on August 20.

23/08/2021

Victims of Porrajmos Remembered in Kecskemét

The Roma Ministry of RCH and the reformed congregation in Kecskemét held a joint event to honor the Roma victims of the Holocaust in the courtyard of the Hajnalcsillag (Morning Star) Roma Afterchool.

18/08/2021

címkék: roma holocaust, roma ministry

Promoting a Christ-Shaped Church and Liveable Society

The National Reformed Roma Ministry organised a seminar on Reconciliation among Nations from 6 to 8 August. During the event, which focused on the mutual reconciliation of Roma and non-Roma, lectures, dramas and small group discussions paved to way for participants to journey together from recognition of pain to mutual forgiveness.

15/08/2021

címkék: roma ministry, reconciliation

Forget Me Not - Solidarity and Support in Ukraine

A delegation of the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid travelled to Beregszász, a city near the Hungarian border, on last Tuesday. They did not arrive empty-handed. They delivered one hundred schoolbags filled with school supplies and one hundred thousand surgical masks.

10/08/2021

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), ukraine, reformed church in transcarpathia, coronavirus

The Reconstruction of the Ráday College To Be Completed Soon

The renovation of the headquarters of the Danubian Reformed Church District and the reconstruction of the seminary and dormitory on Ráday street, which burnt down in 2019, are being rebuild in the moment in Budapest.

07/08/2021

címkék: raday college

Glory to God Alone

The Soli Deo Gloria (SDG - Glory to God alone) - Alliance of Reformed Students just turned 100 years old. The Alliance’s birthday was celebrated on the anniversary, July 10th, in Balatonszárszó, where the movement really reached its full potential.

04/08/2021

címkék: youth