On December 16, 2020, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received the keys of the building which the Government of Hungary gave to the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate to administer as a Syriac Center for the period of 50 years.
In the past months congregations of the four Church Districts of RCH elected Bishops and Lay Presidents. The new Synod will be constituted on 17th February 2021 and will elect the Ordained and Lay President of RCH. All the candidates at a glance.
Parviz Khyber former client and than colleague of the Refugee Ministry and its implementing partner, the Kalunba Non-Profit was accepted to the expert group of the European Commission on the views of migrants on asylum and integration.
The Reformed Roma Special College in Budapest (RefoRom) launched a campaign to help disadvantaged roma students, collecting donations so the students are able to buy the right quality and amount of food, notes, books and clothing for themselves.
‘Real integration is only possible if we prepare not only the people with disabilities for indipendent living, but also their environment to embrace a helping attitude,' reminded the head of the Diaconal Office at the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
The Wishlist project of the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid (HRCA) proved to be a success: 1800 donors offered support to fulfill Christmas wishes of 2020 children in a total value of 50 000 EUR. One of the gifts came all the way from Australia.
The new Country Program of HEKS starts the 1st of January 2021. One of the primary goals is to encourage the RCH’s congregations to be more open towards roma communities and to support ministries among roma families, children and youth.
The Transtibiscan Church District (Debrecen) announced the results of the ongoing election. Prof. Dr. Károly Fekete has been reelected as Bishop. János Molnár continues to serve as Lay President of the District.
Zoltán Beck is known in Hungary as the frontman of 30Y rock band. It is lesser known that as a senior lecturer in the Department of Romology at the University of Pécs, he has had a decades-long acamedic career.
The church didn’t receive its mandate from the world, this is why the ministerial president of the Synod didn’t care about the expectations of society during his long service.
Known and acknowledged actors and actresses voice the Christmas wishes of needy children. Manna FM joined the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid’s (HRCA) call and the goal is to make 2020 childrens’ wish come true.
Red Wednesday is a worldwide action initiated by the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), a Catholic Pontificial Foundation, in 2015. Hundreds of churches, monuments and buildings will be illuminated tonight in red light in a global call for religious freedom and solidarity with the persecuted Christians.
The Károli Gáspár University of the RCH established a scholarship scheme for young Christian students living in minority in selected countries of the Middle-East, Asia and Africa. Applications are no open for the Acedemic year 2021/22.
Every six years there are general elections in Reformed Church in Hungary on all levels of church life, including our 27 presbyteries, 4 church districts and, at last, the General Synod. An election guide to help you navigate through the process.
Ferenc Szűcs, reformed pastor, retired professor of Systematic Theology, former Rector of the Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary passed away at the age of 79 years.
Congregation of the Cistibiscan Church Dirstict with headquarters in Miskolc elected Dániel Pásztor, current deputy Bishop, as the new Bishop of the District.
The Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) has been sheltering displaced families from Artsakh in Armenia with the support of the Hungary Helps Agency and the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid. Hungarian support for Armania is a symbolic sign of unquestionable solidarity.
At the closing Synod session, members of the highest legislative body of RCH discussed a series of reports about results of the past 6 years and thanked for the service of the outgoing ministerial president, Bishop Dr. István Szabó..