We Are Not Small

The Reformed Congregation in Szentendre has begun building relations with a congregation in Syria. We asked Rev. András Harmathy about the plans, including visit to the war-torn country.

25/06/2019

címkék: interview, syria, Middle East

The Church Revision Committee finished its work

Church Revision Committee (CRC) presented its final report and recommendations to the Synod in November. The recommendations in a document titled “Dialogue with the Future”were accepted as part of further discussion . The Synod thanked the CRC for its work and stated that the committee has fulfilled its assignment. An ad hoc Committee was established for the implementation of the action plan.

07/01/2015

címkék: church revision committee, church revision, Synod

Report on Closing Synod of RCH's 13th Cycle

The 13th Synod Cycle’s 15th Synod Meeting of the Reformed Church in Hungary took place last week on 12th – 13th of November 2014. It was the last Synod of a 6-year-Cycle and the last before elections of new officials.

19/11/2014

címkék: synod2014, partnerchurches, church revision, Synod, starpoint

With One Touch

"I do not believe in the Church, but I do believe that God's Spirit works among us. And I love the Church" - We talked to pastor András Harmathy, convener of the Church Revision Committee.

05/08/2014

címkék: interview, andrás harmathy, church revision

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

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

Young people see the future of the church

It is already the 3rd time that 16-23 years olds from all over the country filled the chamber of the Synod hall in order to debate the possible future of the youth mission within the confines of the Synod Youth Forum ( April 4-5 ).

29/04/2014

címkék: church revision, youth

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

The Dialogue Continues

The Church Revision Committee recently met to discuss the continuation of its revision process. It has decided to team up with the Synod Mission Committee and developed a working plan for this cooperation, which includes consultations based upon the suggestions of its last Synod report.

17/01/2014

címkék: church revision, mission, mission committee

Fall Synod Report 2013

The fall meeting of the General Synod of the RCH began on 14 November in Budapest. Several topics were on the docket for the meeting, including the Roma action plan, the findings of the Church Revision Committee and a discussion on the implication of the Leuenberg Agreement on church legal documents.

18/11/2013

címkék: general synod, hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), church revision, fall, synod report, roma ministry, 2013

Summary of the April Synod Session

The spring meeting of the Synod, the highest decision-making body of the Reformed Church in Hungary, opened with a devotion by Dean István Csegei and the 12th session of the 13th Synod cycle was officially called to session by RCH Lay President Pál Huszár.

26/04/2013

címkék: church revision, 2013, hungarian reformed church (hrc), Synod

Touch: The Dialogue Powering Revision

The Church Revision Committee was created to examine the lives of congregations and through dialogue determine a national strategy. After its approval, the Revision Committee set about examining the best way to create meaningful discussion among the RCH congregations.

19/04/2013

címkék: church revision, Synod

The Movement of Reinterpretation: November Synod Meeting of the RCH

The Synod of the RCH convened for its fall session to discuss, aside from business matters, the vision of the church as it faces an unprecedented time of social change and economic unrest. The RCH invited 11 international delegates from partner churches.

26/11/2012

címkék: general synod, church revision, andrás harmathy

Brief Report of Synod Resolutions

Several important topics were discussed throughout the Synod meeting in mid-November, including a new translation of the Heidelberg Catechism, Starpoint Youth Festival, report of the Confirmation Committee and the Guiding Principles for 2013.

26/11/2012

címkék: general synod, church revision, heidelberg cathechism, starpoint, ambassadors for christ, hungarian reformed church (hrc)

“A New Reformation Would Make a Difference”

“The things that could renew the Church are not new at all.”, said András Harmathy, president of the Church Revision Committee, as he shared some of his thoughts about the mission of the committee in the context of the approaching General Synod session.

19/11/2012

címkék: interview, andrás harmathy, church revision

Interview with the convener of the Church Revision Committee

We are in a process of revision. For the coordination of the process the Church Revision Committee was installed by the Synod in 2012, commissioned both to develop an ecclesiological basis for the future church life and for the expected reconfiguration.

24/10/2012

címkék: interview, andrás harmathy, church revision