„You are in the right place”

Drop your anchors here, and you’ll be in the right place! – On 8 July, the fourth season of the RCH’s Ark Camp officially started in Balatonfenyves. It is the largest ever opportunity-building program of RCH, allowing six thousand five hundred children to camp free of charge.

17/07/2021

címkék: Ark camp

The Helping Hand of the Church

I would like every Hungarian Reformed congregation member to feel that they, too, are represented by the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid (HRCA) workers who go out to help those in need, wearing the flag-bearing lamb symbol on their clothes,’ said Károly Czibere.

14/07/2021

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca)

BeFreed

In less than a month, the Starpoint Youth Festival will begin, this time without international participants due to the Pandemic. Main theme will be freedom. A report from the press conference.

08/07/2021

címkék: starpoint, starpoint reformed youth festival

One of the Most Modern Reformed Kindergarten

One of the kindergartens in Makó got bigger classrooms, a gym with a climbing wall, group rooms and even a salt room. The Örömsziget (Isle of Joy) as the institution is now called, has been run by the Reformed congregation of Makó-Újváros since 2011.

05/07/2021

címkék: kindergarten

Bereavement Support Groups for COVID Victims

Covid – grief recovery groups might start in congregations and hospitals across the country. In these communities, those who have lost loved ones in the pandemic can support each other. Sára Bodó, coordinator for pastoral care spoke about the details.

01/07/2021

címkék: grief, coronavirus

Presence of Mind Over the Ruins

A seven-man relief and rescue team of the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid (HRCA) helped with damage mitigation and debris clearance in tornado-stricken southern Moravia. The HRCA has also launched a donation campaign.

28/06/2021

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca)

Let Us Celebrate Freedom

Vibrant beats, catchy choruses, deep messages - the theme song of the this year's Starpoint Youthfestival has been published. According to the theme of the meeting, the Starpoint Band, the Első lépés (First Step) Band from Debrecen, jointly composed the hit of the festival to celebrate freedom.

25/06/2021

címkék: starpoint

"We Have Many Dreams"

Four years ago, in June 2018 the power of faith, the ideas of ambitious staff members, and a grant opportunity resulted in the launch of the first round of the Ark Camp, the largest equal opportunity-building program of the Reformed Church in Hungary.

23/06/2021

címkék: Ark camp

New Head of the Diaconal Office Appointed

Balázs Bujdosó has been appointed director of the Diaconal Office of RCH since 1 June. The social work professional considers the motto of the deaconesses as source of his motivation: "My reward is that I may serve".

19/06/2021

címkék: diaconal office

Journeying Together in Christ

We have been blessed in the past years by a growing partnership with the Armenian Evangelical Community in Syria. In an interview we asked Rev. Dr. Harout Selimian, president of the community, to reflect on the cooperation, the support of the Hungary Helps Program and the actual situation in the country.

14/06/2021

The President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity met with the Presidium of RCH

Zoltán Balog, Ministerial President and János Molnár, Lay President of the Synod of the Reformed Church in Hungary received Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity.

10/06/2021

Speaking the Truth Loud and Clear

It was in one of Hungary’s oldest Reformed churches, that Dániel Pásztor was inaugurated as Bishop of the Cistibiscan Reformed Church District. The event was an opportunity to express gratitude for the past and highlight the task for the future: preach the Word under all circumstances.

09/06/2021

címkék: elections2020

Joint Prayer In The Wake Of The Pandemic

The Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary and the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference invite all congregations to ring of the bell on Sunday morning, and pray together for the victims of the pandemic.

05/06/2021

"Removed members will live because they want to live"

“Our Hungarian Good Friday, our Hungarian Golgotha and Calvary, without the sacrifice of Christ, will not be a day and remaining state of our victory over ourselves, and won’t be a deposit of our salvation.”

04/06/2021

címkék: day of national cohesion

The Joy of Human Touch

After a fourteen-month ban, we can we visit our loved ones in residential institutions and elderly homes holding an immunity card to. One phase of the pandemic is over, but the virus is still with us. Interview with András Beszterczey, Head of the Diaconal Office.

31/05/2021

címkék: diaconal office, coronavirus

Bishop Balog Solemnly Inaugurated

On Pentecost Monday, Zoltán Balog, ministerial president of the Synod of RCH, was inaugurated as Bishop in the city of Nagykőrös. The dedication service of the Bishop, who was elected last November, has been delayed due to COVID-19.

27/05/2021

címkék: elections2020

Let the Gospel Shine!

Bishops and Lay Presidents of the Hungarian speaking reformed churches in and around Hungary sent out a message of consolation and inspiration at Pentecost. The General Convent also remembered of the Day of Unity of the Hungarian Reformed Church.

24/05/2021

címkék: general convent, pentecost

Help to the Victims of the Earthquake in Croatia

Reformed Congregations of the Somogy Presbytery in Southern Hungary collected Seven thousand euros to support the Catholic Diocese in Sisek, Croatia, hit by a severe earthquake last year.

21/05/2021

Donation Card: From Need to Opportunity

The Hungarian Reformed Church aid launched a family support campaign: large families, parents raising children alone, and elderly people can benefit from regular support to help cover their everyday needs.

20/05/2021

America: Once The Promised Land, But Now?

What are the similarities and differences between the Soviet occupation of Hungary and the current situation in the West? Should we look to the West for the "promised land"? Some of the questions American journalist Rod Dreher discussed with the former Bishop and ministerial president of the Synod of RCH, István Szabó.

17/05/2021