Special Offering Spotlights Important Church Work in Hungary and Ukraine

February 16 to 23 is the week for suggested contributions within the Special Offering for Disciples of Christ churches. Week of Compassion developed a series of resources and a video based on its visit in October 2024.

20/02/2025

címkék: week of compassion, ukraine, disciples of christ

Ecumenical Partner Highlights Hungary in Weekly Prayer

Global Ministries, an international partner of the Reformed Church in Hungary, publishes weekly prayers and mission moments from its church partners around the globe. February 9th, was the designated week of Pray for Hungary.

19/02/2025

címkék: global mission intern (GMI), hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), global ministries, ukraine

Visit Explores Shared Mission and Women’s Ministry

Representatives of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and the Church of Lippe, long-time partners of the Reformed Church in Hungary and in Transcarpathia, visited to discuss areas of shared mission and pastoral care.

12/02/2025

címkék: presbyterian church in ireland (pci), reformed church in transcarpathia, ukraine, church of lippe

Service Feeds on Thanksgiving

Communities, in particular, can serve God in the year 2025. This year could be a year of war, but it could also be a year of peace. Every action that proclaims the glory of God is a service: it must be spent on what is necessary, what preserves, what protects," says Sándor Zán Fábián, Bishop of the Reformed Church in Transcarpathia (RCT). The RCT has proclaimed this year the Year of Service.

06/02/2025

címkék: year of service, reformed church in transcarpathia

Reformed Renewal Conference

A conference on the renewal of the Church was held on the 29 of January in Budapest. The organisers of the event aimed to create the opportunity for a theological reflection on the current challenges of the Reformed Church and the Hungarian society.

05/02/2025

címkék: reformed renewal conference

This Is Also Reformed

In 2024, the Reformed Church in Hungary faced unprecedented trials and challenges. This year, in the hope of resuming its ministry on the path of re-building and growth, RCH will launch a public communication campaign to demonstrate the spiritual ministry and social service Reformed church members have been offering in the country and beyond.

08/01/2025

címkék: this is also reformed

Metanoia and Renewal

"The novelty of our approach is the clear dedication and outspoken conviction that the Gospel is relevant also in the life of youngsters". 2025 will be the year of youth ministry. Rev. Áron Ablonczy, head of the Youth Office and his colleague, Luca Oláh explained the main goals, program highlights and prioritized topics during the year.

31/12/2024

címkék: Oláh Luca, interview, Ablonczy Áron, youth ministry

Protecting People More than Borders

Under the theme “Europe Protecting People More than Borders,” CCME brought together over 60 representatives from member churches, ecumenical partners, and experts to reflect on CCME's legacy and chart a course for the future of asylum policy in Europe.

28/12/2024

Moderation is a Gift to Creation

If we celebrate Christ, it is worth looking behind the way we do it: what we really do to glorify Him and what we do to contradict His teaching. Is a Christmas pleasing to God when we overspend, when we overextend ourselves, when we place a burden on the created world that it cannot bear?

23/12/2024

címkék: eco cognregation, christmas, eco-congregation movement

Hezekiah's Christmas and Our Christmas

"The most joyful Christmas and New Year's programme is to trust in the Lord - as Hezekiah did - and to act according to His love. This is the most perfect "strategy" ready for us! Christmas Message of Bishop József Steinbach, President of the Synod of RCH.

18/12/2024

címkék: Bishop Jozsef Steinbach, christmas

The Transylvanian Reformed Church District Elects a New Bishop

The Transylvanian Reformed Church District (Romania) held its general assembly in Cluj-Napoca, at the Bethlen Kata Diaconal Centre. A new bishop and other officials were elected to lead the church district for the next six years.

12/12/2024

címkék: election, transylvanian reformed church district

European Consultation on Just Peace

In the context of the concept of just peace, which has been taking shape in the international ecumenical discourse for almost 100 years, the Conference of European Churches held a European consultation in Warsaw from the 9th to the 11th of December.

17/12/2024

címkék: conference of european churches (cec), pathways to peace, just peace, ukraine, CEC

HEKS Church Cooperation Consultation in Budapest

From November 25th to the 27th, HEKS/EPER hosted a Church Cooperation Consultation in Budapest in cooperation with the Reformed Church in Hungary (RCH). The consultation brought together various church partners from ten countries to discuss the variety and nuance of church missions across diverse contexts.

09/12/2024

címkék: HEKS, church cooperation

Eurodiaconia and RCH Host Roma Inclusion Network Meeting

On November 7 and 8, Eurodiaconia, in cooperation with the Reformed Church in Hungary (RCH), hosted a Roma Inclusion Network Meeting in Budapest. The meeting was open to partners across Europe working in Diaconia within the network or part of a member organisation of Eurodiaconia.

15/11/2024

címkék: eurodiaconia, roma inclusion network, roma ministry

CPCE General Secretary Meets with Leaders and Representatives of the RCH

The General Secretary of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe, Mario Fischer, visited the Reformed Church in Hungary in Budapest and Debrecen on November 4th and 5th, as a follow-up to the CPCE General Assembly held in Sibiu, Romania, at the end of August this year, which the Hungarian Reformed Churches did not attend.

12/11/2024

címkék: leuenberg, cpce

Opening of Diaconia Shop

On October 16th, the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid (HRCA) celebrated opening a new location for its “DIACONIA” brand at the Récsei Center in Budapest. With the establishment of this shop, HRCA marks a significant milestone in its economic development efforts associated with the Emerging Settlement Programme.

29/10/2024

címkék: emerging settlements program, diaconia, hrca

God Has Chosen Us To Be His Co-workers

The international consultation on Shared Responsibility: Cooperation between States and Religious Communities in Europe took place on 18 October at the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest in the framework of the Hungarian EU Presidency. Bishop József Steinbach, ministerial president of the Synod of the Reformed Church in Hungary (RCH) addressed the participants.

24/10/2024

címkék: church and society, EU presidency, Bishop Jozsef Steinbach

WCRC Europe President Visits Transcarpathia

Martina Wasserloos-Strunk, President of the World Communion of Reformed Churches-Europe (WCRC), visited the reformed church in Hungary and the Reformed Church in Transcarpathia (RCT) to meet with various church representatives in her capacity as president.

21/10/2024

címkék: wcrc europe, ukraine, reformed church in transcarpathia

Shared Solidarity with Transcarpathia

The Reformed Church in Hungary (RCH) and the Reformed Church in Transcarpathia (RCT) hosted representatives of the United Reformed Church (UK) (URC) and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (DOC) in the United States and Canada.

16/10/2024

címkék: reformed church in transcarpathia, ukraine, disciples of christ, united reformed church

United Church of Christ and Church of Scotland Visit to Hungary and Transcarpathia

The visit affirmed the importance of commitment to fostering international relationships between the churches and the support and solidarity between the partners.

19/09/2024

címkék: church of scotland, global ministries, ukraine, reformed church in transcarpathia, united church of christ (ucc)