WCRC Europe Council met in Budapest
The Council of WCRC Europe gathered for its annual meeting to conclude certain projects and gain direction for ongoing and future programs.
The Council of WCRC Europe gathered for its annual meeting to conclude certain projects and gain direction for ongoing and future programs.
In Hungary, 1.15 million people claimed a Reformed affiliation in the 2011 Census, including 600,000 active in Reformed congregations.
Following the call of Christ, the RCH aims to be a witness in the world, fulfilling a faithful mission and strives to live as an ever-reforming church.
For many centuries, our Reformed church has played a significant role in the historical and cultural development of Hungary.
Congregations are considered the most fundamental unit of our church, based on the principle: "the church exists in its congregations."
The Hungarian Reformed Church is composed of the Hungarian-speaking Reformed churches in the Carpathian Basin.
The Hungarian Reformed Church (HRC) is the "mother" of many Hungarian Reformed churches and communities all over the world.
The RCH works with different ecumenical organizations across Hungary to demonstrate its dedication to “Communion as unity in diversity."
Special Meeting of the Christian Roma Collegium Network took place at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on the 20th of January, where former and current students of the RCH's instituions were present as well.
Theatre performances can overwhelm and shake the audience, all the while being educational.
The National Roma Mission Conference happened in Berekfürdő between October 6th and 8th.
The Roma Mission of the Transtibiscan Reformed Church District and the Drop of Help Foundation for Underprivileged People participated in Family Day, a civil conference and workshop.
Mission is a priority task in the life of the RCH. Through active mission, our church reaches out to every needy group in Hungarian society.
The diaconal service aims to reach people in need and motivate Reformed congregations to "Carry each other's burdens." (Gal. 6:2)
The RCH fulfills its mission through maintaining certain institutions that serve not only their local communities, but people nationwide.
The partnership and cooperation with churches and organisations around the world, has always played a major role in the life of the RCH.
The International and Ecumenical Committee, assisted by the Ecumenical Advisory Board, is responsible for the RCH’s ecumenical strategy.
The RCH believes it is important to deepen the relationships with partner churches by inviting and welcoming mission coworkers.
If you are interested in establishing a partnership with a Hungarian Reformed congregation, please contact us!
Rev. István Szabó, the Presiding Bishop of the Reformed Church in Hungary, accompanied the Hungarian Minister of Justice on his official visit to Jordan. During their stay, they visited Christian communities, as well as shared conversations of terrorism and international cooperation.
The Executive Committee of the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) gathered for its second meeting since its election at the CCME General Assembly 2017 from 22 to 23 March in Brussels.
An initiative for cross-cultural development has been inaugurated in Hungary with the establishment of the Hungarian Refugee Open Choir.
The Hungarian Government invites young adults from the Middle East to apply for the Scholarship Program for Christian Young People.
Responding to the invitation of NESSL, the RCH attended the Third Partners’ Consultation in Lebanon. At the conclusion of the Consultation, the partners issued a memorandum.
Successful Minority Safepack Initiative created a European movement for minority rights.
The Reformed Church in Hungary organized a round-table event at Károli Gáspár University with the representatives of four political parties to discuss various topics.
The Permanent Council of Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference and the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary share a message for Easter.
8-13 March 2018, the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism was held in Arusha, Tanzania, a joint conference of the International Mission Council and the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME).
Béla Kató, Bishop of the Reformed Church District in Transylvania, believes that the Minority SafePack European Citizen’s Initiative is making a change in the case of legal uncertainty for the Hungarian minorities in Transylvania.
Click here if you are interested in twinning.
Reformed Church in Hungary
Address: H-1146 Budapest, Abonyi utca 21.
PO Box: 1140 Budapest 70, Pf. 5
Email: oikumene@reformatus.hu