Facing the Past and the Present

The individual and the community are determined by their own past. Whether they like and admit it or not, the past is always with them, in them, that is why it is essential to know it, emphasized historian László Tőkéczki, Lay President of the Danubian Reformed Church District.

04/03/2014

címkék: interview, tőkéczki, church revision

Refocusing on God's Kingdom

Park One Ho, the senior pastor of the Lord Church in Seoul, South Korea, was a recent guest of the Reformed Church in Hungary. With more than 12,000 active members, his congregation, Lord Church, is one of the largest congregations of the Presbyterian Church in Korea.

04/03/2014

címkék: presbyterian church of korea (pck), partner

Statement of Solidarity with the Reformed Church in Ukraine

The bishop and lay president of the Királyhágómellék District of the Reformed Church in Romania, a member of the Hungarian Reformed Church in the Carpathian Basin, have released the following statement of solidarity for the Reformed Church in Ukraine.

04/03/2014

címkék: solidarity, királyhágómellék, ukraine, hungarian reformed church (hrc), statement

Report on Child Trauma Conference

The RCH hosted a conference about childhood trauma - what is it, what are its effects, and how to work with traumatized children. The keynote speaker was Eamon Anderson, a social worker working with American Indian tribes and childhood trauma researcher at the University of Montana.

28/02/2014

címkék: pcusa, mission co-workers, conference

Statement of the Hungarian Council of Christians and Jews

In response to the controversy surrounding the Holocaust Memorial Year in Hungary, the Council of Christians and Jews, representing the member Jewish organizations and Christian churches in Hungary, has released a statement.

27/02/2014

címkék: protestant/jewish relations, council for christians and jews, holocaust, statement

What’s the connection?

What is the connection between a European Youth Presbytery Meeting of the Church of Scotland and the Reformed Church in Hungary?

26/02/2014

címkék: church of scotland, st columba, youth, scottish mission, partner

The Presentation of Evidence has come to a Close

The second trial regarding the unveiling the Miklós Horthy statue at Szabadság Square was held on 20 February. The Church's legal advisor and the legal representation of Loránt Hegedűs Jr. have both given their closing arguments. The verdict will be announced on 7 March.

24/02/2014

címkék: legal, szabadság square, horthy miklós, loránt hegedűs

Crisis in Ukraine – the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid is prepared to act

Statement of the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid regarding the situation in Ukraine: For a week now the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid has been following the situation in Ukraine closely and has taken preparatory measures in the case of humanitarian disaster.

21/02/2014

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), emergency response, crisis, ukraine, hrca

Marriage summed up in six points

Good marriage is not exoticism, Tamás Mohay told us while his wife Ilona Keresztes encouraged everyone to not be afraid of marriage. They are the faces of this year’s Marriage Week in Hungary, which held its opening press conference on 6 February.

20/02/2014

címkék: marriage week, marriage

Jubilee of the Reformers and the Reformation

The tradition of celebrating the renewal of faith that occured the age of reformation goes back centuries. The intellectual heritage of the reformers is remembered in both the Carpathian Basin and in Western Europe alike.

18/02/2014

címkék: history, jubilee, reformation

1% support, 99% spirit

The RCH's 1% campaign would like to show conversion and the inner and outer change that comes with it. We have looked for real life stories with real flesh and blood people behind them, whose lives have completely turned around by receiving the gospel and through the service of the Reformed Church.

13/02/2014

címkék: interview, 1%, campaign

Over the Border: Interest in Unity

Among many other things, we spoke with István Csűry, bishop of the Királyhágómellék Reformed Church District, and Béla Kató, bishop of the Transylvanian Reformed Church District, about why Hungarians need Mohács and how ecumenism comes to fruition in Transylvania.

06/02/2014

címkék: unity, transylvania, interview, királyhágómellék reformed church district, béla kató, transylvanian reformed church district, istván csűry

Spotlight on Partnership

Partnership is an invaluable asset for today’s global church, but it is also a broad term that encompasses many different forms of agreement and cooperation. Never is this more evident than the partnership between the Reformed Church in Hungary and Global Ministries in the USA.

04/02/2014

címkék: ecumenical, interview, peter makari, partnership, global ministries, roma ministry

Church Prosecutor Makes Request to Defrock Rev. Hegedűs Jr.

On 30 January, the first hearing of the presbytery court regarding the actions of Rev. Loránt Hegedűs Jr. in November 2013 was held. During the hearing, the church prosecutor requested Hegedűs be defrocked and the next trial date was set for 20 February.

02/02/2014

címkék: loránt hegedűs, legal, horthy miklós, szabadság square

2014: Year of celebrations and changes

The RCH looks forward to some very important events in 2014, most notably the Hungarian Reformed World Summit, release of the new Hungarian Bible translation, church elections, jubilee of the Hungarian Reformed Church and preparations for the 500th reformation jubilee.

29/01/2014

címkék: reformation jubilee, hungarian reformed church (hrc), unity, 2014, celebration, events

WCRC Solidarity Visit

The WCRC European Area Steering Committee held its last meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania between 23 and 26 January. Last decisions and arrangements were made for the upcoming Area Council to be held in Warsaw, but solidarity was at the heart of the meeting.

29/01/2014

címkék: solidarity, world communion of reformed churches (wcrc), Lithuania

Diversity as a Task

Regarding the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, reformatus.hu interviewed the Reformed Bishop József Steinbach, President of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary.

23/01/2014

címkék: józsef steinbach, interview, ecumenical, week of prayer

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: the Anglican Perspective

The 18th of January marks in our church calendars the Festival Day of the Confession of Saint Peter and the beginning of each year's annual observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. By the way, "confession" in this context refers to Peter's acknowledgement, as recorded in Gospel of Matthew, that Jesus was indeed "the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

22/01/2014

címkék: anglican, frank hegedűs, st. margaret's anglican church, frank hegedüs, ecumenical, week of prayer

Updated: Battle Over Church-Owned Property Still Ongoing in Romania

The Transylvanian Reformed Church District's battle with the Romanian government concerning the re-naturalization of church-owned property will come to a head 21 January when the court will reconvene for the next court session.

21/01/2014

címkék: world communion of reformed churches (wcrc), transylvania, romania, miko, conference of european churches (cec), legal, hungarian reformed church (hrc), church/state relations

Reflections on the Ecumenical Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

In today’s landscape of separate Christian denominations, traditions and beliefs, the Ecumenical Week of Prayer for Christian Unity stands as an expression of oneness between brothers and sisters in Christ.

21/01/2014

címkék: unity, ecumenical, week of prayer, ecumenical relations