Faraway But Not Alone

Today, members of the Hungarian Reformed community extend well beyond the boundaries of Hungary. However, the distance does nothing to lessen the historic and ethnic ties that bind these reformed people to their homeland.

08/07/2014

címkék: hungarian reformed church (hrc), diaspora

A Learning Leader

Teachers have to gain experience at schools, medical residents at hospitals and theologians in congregations before they start their life-long professional careers. Hunor Attila Koncz - spending his fourth year at university, studying theology - decided to spend his internship in Geneva, the cradle of Calvinism.

04/07/2014

címkék: interview, scholarship

Steps Toward Social Inclusion

The HEKS Regional Partner Meeting of Eastern Europe and Western Balkans was organised in Kosovo and Serbia on inclusion of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians, where the Reformed Church in Hungary was represented by the Roma Mission Office.

02/07/2014

címkék: roma ministry, report, HEKS

Tiptoeing Through the Minefields of the Cold War

The following tribute was first published in a volume dedicated to Bishop Károly Tóth in recognition of his 75th birthday in 2006. Rev. Dwain C. Epps gave permission for the re-publication of his work in order to not only commemorate Bishop Tóth’s life but in the hopes of communicating his faithful witness in the difficult times of the Cold War.

25/06/2014

címkék: dwain epps, in memoriam, károly tóth

Church of Scotland: Presence in Society

The Church of Scotland General Assembly is an important event in the life of the Scottish Church that takes place every year in Edinburgh. This year the head of the Mission Department, Rev. Eszter Dani, was invited to represent the Reformed Church in Hungary at the Assembly as an international delegate.

24/06/2014

címkék: eszter dani, general assembly, church of scotland

Messages of Condolence

Following the death of former bishop Dr. Károly Tóth, the Reformed Church in Hungary has received an outpouring of letters expressing condolence and appreciation for his life. Among them were messages from international ecumenical organizations, service to which was such an important aspect of Dr.Tóth’s work, and individuals that he had made connections with during his life.

24/06/2014

címkék: in memoriam, conference of european churches (cec), world communion of reformed churches (wcrc), károly tóth, world council of churches (wcc)

God Loves the Refugee

Abraham and Sarah, the newborn Jesus and the first Christians all experienced the compulsion to flee and the difficulties of integration, but all of them also knew the care of God. The Hungarian Bible Society and the Reformed Mission Centre have prepared a traveling exhibition that urges us to see the vulnerability of refugees.

23/06/2014

címkék: reformed mission center (rmc), refugee ministry, hungarian bible society, refugee

RCH Representative Participates in WCC Consultation for Peace on the Korean Peninsula

The latest step in the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) call for justice and peace came just outside Geneva, when church leaders from 34 countries, including representatives from both North and South Korea, gathered in Bossey to examine ways of promoting peace and reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula.

20/06/2014

címkék: presbyterian church in the republic of korea (prok), presbyterian church of korea (pck), world council of churches (wcc), Korea

Announcement of Bishop Károly Tóth's Passing

I know that my redeemer lives (Job 19:25) With deep pain, but comforted in the will of God, we announce that Dr. Károly Tóth, reformed pastor, bishop emeritus, on the 16th June 2014 in the 84th year of his life, exhausted from his hard journey, finally went home to his Creator.

19/06/2014

címkék: károly tóth, in memoriam

The Passing of Bishop Károly Tóth

The Tóth family and the Reformed Church in Hungary announce with heavy hearts that former presiding bishop of the Synod, Dr. Károly Tóth, has returned to his creator in the 84th year of his life.

18/06/2014

címkék: in memoriam, károly tóth

Ambassadors for Christ

On behalf of the Reformed Church in Hungary, I welcome you to our new website acquainting you with our life and ministry. We offer regular news updates to inform you about events and issues within our community. Please, challenge us. I greatly appreciate your interest in our life. Yours, Bishop Gusztáv Bölcskei

13/06/2014

címkék: gusztáv bölcskei, greetings, interview

New Tri-Church Project Born in the Netherlands

The Reformed Church in Hungary, the Protestant Church in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren met in Utrecht on 21-23 May to lay the groundwork for a three-year project within the framework of the European Region of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.

12/06/2014

címkék: protestant church in the netherlands (pcn), evangelical church of czech bretheren (eccb), partnership

“Spiritual unity has always existed among us.”

In Debrecen on May 24 the Hungarian Reformed Church held an event celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Reformed Church’s unity. Church leaders and thousands of people gathered in order to remember the historical moment when the Hungarian communities became united.

03/06/2014

címkék: unity day, hungarian reformed church (hrc), debrecen

We Need a Forced March

New urban congregations, a flatter church structure and greater emphasis on the role of donations – Levente Kovács considers these changes crucial for the Reformed Church. We spoke with the general secretary of the Hungarian Banking Association in connection with the Church's revision process.

15/05/2014

címkék: interview, levente kovács, church revision

Memories from London

A group from the university chaplaincy in Szeged took a trip to London in order to start a partnership conversation with the All Souls university congregation. The purpose of the trip was to study the congregational models in London, learn good practices and make new connections.

15/05/2014

címkék: university chaplaincy, youth, partnership

Something New

Ágnes studied at vocational school, worked in a factory for 17 years and then they sent her away. Her dreams did not come true, but she was able to start a new life. She found her place in a reformed congregation and now works as one of the most active members of her congregation.

15/05/2014

címkék: interview, 1%

A Celebration of Unity

The 24th-25th of May will be a festival weekend in the Hungarian Reformed Church (HRC). In Budapest we celebrate the reformed unity with the traditional 3-day long music festival, while in Debrecen a full-day reunion will commemorate the fifth anniversary of the HRC’s Constituting Synod in 2009. We asked Zoltán Tarr, the general secretary of the Reformed Church in Hungary about the latter.

15/05/2014

címkék: zoltán tarr, unity day, hungarian reformed church (hrc), interview

Church Revision: Working toward a Final Recommendation

The Church Revision Committee recently submitted a progress report to the Synod of the Reformed Church in Hungary in order to update the church leaders on the committee's work since the submission of its working plan in November 2013.

13/05/2014

címkék: church revision, Synod

“I’m not a foster parent, I’m a parent”

Edit and her husband, László, are foster parents. They raise two young children in addition to their own. We interviewed the faces behind the Reformed Church in Hungary’s one percent campaign.

08/05/2014

címkék: interview, 1%

Overseas Prayer Partnership

What do you think when you hear the word “partnership?” In the last days of April, a group of Americans from Montague, Michigan demonstrated what “partnership” means for them as they traveled Hungary to meet with two of their sister churches and develop some new relationships along the way.

08/05/2014

címkék: reformed church in america (rca), partnership, prayer partnership