On Revised Route

He loves sports, gardening, art, but most of all, life. From a young age, he trained to be a minister, and after thirty-five years as a minister and sixteen years as a bishop, he was planning to retire. But the Lord had a new chapter in store for him: Bishop József Steinbach of the Transdanubian Reformed Church District was elected as ministerial president by the Synod of the Reformed Church in Hungary at its spring session.

Living Church in Living Congregations: the Reformed Prayer Chain Begins

"A congregation is not alive because it organizes programmes, but because what happens there points to Christ,” says Levente Zoltán Hajdú, head of the Mission Service of the Reformed Church in Hungary.

Pentecost Circular of the Hungarian Reformed Church

It is a Pentecostal miracle; we come out of the pit of selfishness and conceit, of self-obsession, egotism, and despair, and we become not only witnesses but instruments of God's saving love.

Bishop Pásztor Dániel Resigned

Dániel Pásztor resigned from his pastoral ministry in the congregation of Sajóvelezd (Cistibiscan Church District, Northern Hungary). The resignation terminates his mandate as bishop and ministerial vice-president of the Synod.

President of WCRC-European Region Visits the Reformed Church in Transcarpathia

On April 20th and 21st, Martina Wasserloos, President of the European Area of World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), visited Transcarpathia to meet with pastors and church leaders of the Reformed Church in Transcarpathia (RCT). The visit also included a meeting with the Diaconal Coordination Office (DCO) and a tour of one of its projects.

Pál Huszár, Former Lay President of the Synod of the Reformed Church in Hungary Has Passed Away

Pál Huszár, the two-term lay president of the Transdanubian Reformed Church District and the two-term lay president of the Synod of the Reformed Church in Hungary, the former lay president of the Reformed Presbytery of Veszprém, the elder of the Reformed parish of Várpalota, a high school and university teacher, has returned home to his Saviour.

Bishop Steinbach Elected as the New President of the Synod

The Synod unanimously elected Bishop József Steinbach, head of the Transdanubian Church Dirstrict, as Ministerial President of RCH. Synod resolution and inaugural address.

National Reformed Roma Ministry Prayer Day and Meeting

On 13 April, the Reformed Church of Káposztámegyer, Budapest, and its surroundings bustled with community life early in the morning. Roma and non-Roma people from all over the country came for the tenth edition of the prayer day. All had come for an exceptional opportunity to give themselves freely to the Word of God, the joy of encounter and their often challenging identity, the Roma culture.

CEC Delegation Meets With Reformed Church in Transcarpathia Leadership

A delegation from the Conference of European Churches travelled to Berehove, Ukraine, to meet with leadership from the Reformed Church in Transcarpathia. The meeting was part of a broader visit with church leaders in several Ukrainian cities in a demonstration of solidarity and uplift dialogue for peace.

Against Unfair Public Debate

We urge those who discuss the internal affairs of the Reformed Church, whether out of competence or incompetently, to do so with the respect and fairness that we owe to a centuries-old ecclesial community

Joint Statement of the Bishops of the Reformed Church in Hungary

The four bishops of the Reformed Church in Hungary agree to support the nomination of Dániel Pásztor, Bishop of Cistibiscan Church District, for the office of Ministerial President of the Synod, and József Steinbach, Bishop of Transdanubian Church District, for the office of Ministerial Vice-President of the Synod.

”Because I Live, You Also Will Live”

Easter greetings of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary

Bishop Károly Fekete Visits South Korea

Bishop Károly Fekete of the Transtibiscan Reformed Church District preached at the Myungsung Presbyterian Church in Seoul, Korea on Sunday, 3 March 2024, and attended a ceremony for Pastor Kim Sam-Whan’s reception of an honory doctorate from the Debrecen Reformed Theological University.

Ministry with Refugees

The Refugee Ministry of the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid wrapped up a busy year full of events and activities fostering fellowship within the refugee community. Global Ministries, an international partner of the Reformed Church in Hungary, featured in its winter newsletter a summary of community events in 2023 and upcoming events in 2024.

The Residents of the Children’s Home in Nagydobrony Received a Donation of Own Brand Food

A delegation of the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid donated more than two million forints worth of non-perishable food to the residents of the Good Samaritan Reformed Children's Home in Nagydobrony (Velyka Dobron, Transcarpathia, Ukraine). The products were prepared by the residents of the most disadvantaged villages included in the Catching-Up Settlements programme.

Lenten Circular of the Presidential Council of the Synod of the Reformed Church in Hungary

Constant Conditionality in Transcarpathia

“Reserves are dwindling both spiritually and physically; women left at home are facing more and more tasks, families are torn apart, and peace is still a long way off,” - this is how the Reformed people of Transcarpathia sum up their current situation.

"Take Delight in the Lord, and He Will Give You the Desires of Your Heart"

The Diaconia of the Reformed Church in Hungary has become the country's largest afterschool operator after the Directorate-General for Social Inclusion deemed the operation of fourteen Reformed afterschools worthy of support for the next three-year period. The afterschools, which serve local children from typically difficult circumstances, include some that have been in operation for nearly a decade, but two newcomers will start operating in 2024.

New Acting Ministerial President of the Synod

Bishop Dániel Pásztor took the role of the acting president of the Synod of RCH and will represent the church together with Lay President János Molnár until the upcoming synod meeting.

Bishop Balog Resigns As President of RCH

Bishop Zoltán Balog resigned as Ministerial President of the Reformed Church in Hungary at an informal meeting of the Synod on 16 February. Until the next Synod meeting, Dániel Pásztor, Bishop of the Cistibiscan Reformed Church District, Ministerial Vice-President of the Synod, will assume the role of acting President.