Helping Hands in Pakistan

The Presbyterian organisation Tehillim Pakistan has started a food supply campaign for day labourers and marginalized poor Christian families amidst of COVID-19 lockdown in Karachi. Also Muslim families in need received food packages and support.

24/04/2020

címkék: coronavirus

Looking Ahead

The Hungarian Reformed Church Aid (HRCA) has set up an emergency fund to support the families and elderly people affected by the economic repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic. The present article reveals how the emergency fund works.

23/04/2020

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), koronavírus

Jubilee Earth Day

We are cutting the branch we sit on. The epidemic reveals our fragility. And urges us to think in new structures and with new imagination, promoting a circular and ethical economy that respects the basic principles of nature.

22/04/2020

címkék: eco-congregation

You Are Not Alone!

The Presidency of the Synod sent an open letter to the staff of the diaconal institutions and healtcare workers of RCH expressing gratitude and appreciation for their restless work in times of the pandemic.

20/04/2020

címkék: coronavirus

Fullest Possible Joy

“Christianity is the religion of joy”, even against sadness and depression we are facing in these days. Bishops and Lay Presidents of the Hungarian Reformed Church sent out their Easter message to the congregations in seven countries embracing the joy that flows from the miracle of Christ’s death and resurrection.

10/04/2020

címkék: easter, hungarian reformed church (hrc), general convent, coronavirus

Where there is light, there is also shadow

"There is no greater joy than to know that life has conquered death," even in the shadow of the pandemic, reminds the Joint Easter message of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary.

10/04/2020

címkék: easter, ecumenical council of churches in hungary (ecch), coronavirus

Wandering Community

After seven years of observing the International Roma Day on April 4 as a festive gathering and a day of joint prayer of Roma and non-Roma alike, RCH’s Roma Ministry invited congregation to a virtual pilgrimage of prayer and praise.

06/04/2020

címkék: roma ministry, international roma prayer day, coronavirus

Solidarity in Times of COVID19

The Hungarian Reformed Church Aid launched a donation campaign to meet needs of people mostly affected by the novel corona virus and at the same time invited congregations to support the Sunday School project of Reformed congregations in Syria, an initiative which RCH has been supporting since 2018.

03/04/2020

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), syria, sunday school, coronavirus

Pastoral Letter in the Light of the Pandemic

Bishop Dr. István Szabó addressed a pastoral letter of acknowledgment and encouragement to the ministers serving in RCH’s congregations. In the letter below, he expresses his gratitude for the persistence, creativity and care of local ministers.

26/03/2020

címkék: coronavirus

RCH Joins in Pope's Call for Prayer

RCH published the call on congregations to join the initiative of Pope Francis, supported by ecumenical organisations, to unite in praying the Lord’s Prayer on Wednesday, 25 March, at noon.

24/03/2020

címkék: coronavirus

Test of Humanity and Companionship

The Bethesda children’s hospital of RCH answers to the challenges of coronavirus with new tasks, washable and disinfectable masks and regular information.

21/03/2020

címkék: coronavirus

All Church Events Suspended

In light of the COVID-19 virus and in accordance with the latest measures introduced by the Hungarian government, the Presidium of RCH issued a Communique on the 16th of March requesting congregations to suspend all church events.

18/03/2020

címkék: coronavirus