Coming to Hungary for Jesus

“We gave our hearts to Jesus; we changed our country for a religion which is about love, forgiveness, and peace. It was worth it to convert.” A refugee family from Iran shares the story of their conversion to Christianity and how they spend the Christmas season.

16/12/2015

címkék: refugee, refugee ministry

The Importance of Encouragement

During this time of expectant waiting in Advent, enjoy the theological reflections of the Very Rev. Dr. Ivan Patterson and Mrs. Maureen Patterson, of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, as they look back over their last few months in Budapest.

14/12/2015

címkék: Synod, partnership, interview, presbyterian church in ireland (pci)

Prayer comes first

On the 16th of October, the Youth Prayer Night in the Carpathian Basin was held for the fifth time. The goal of the vigil was for the youth to experience unity in their own communities.

02/11/2015

címkék: prayer night, hungarian reformed church, youth, youth ministry, interview

Moving Past the Hostility

“Not everyone can be automatically accepted, but, instead of speeches of hate, calm words and a clear framework are needed.” We continued the conversation with the colleagues of RCH Refugee Ministry about the event of the last few months.

28/10/2015

címkék: refugee, refurgee ministry, interview

Genies and Other Refugees

We talked with multi-awarded head of RCH Refugee Ministry Dóra Kanizsai-Nagy and the Mission’s project coordinator Balázs Acsai about the dangers of the misconceptions about refugees and the Christian attitude towards them.

19/08/2015

címkék: refugee, refugee ministry, interview, Reformed Mission Centre

The Charm of Three

The 2015 Starpoint Reformed Youth Festival could welcome many fresh participants, as well as real “veterans”, who came for the second or third time.

29/07/2015

címkék: festival, youth, starpoint

Genuine Life - Genuine Message

It is only a week before Starpoint begins where Keresztkérdés is going to perform as well. As of this occasion, we have been talking with Dani Kübler, the frontline man and Ildi Nagy, one of the singers, about the band, their aims and plans.

15/07/2015

címkék: festival, youth, starpoint

One Hour

There are people, who want to discriminate them, who want to misuse them and there are those people, who want to help them. So did the Hungarian Youth together with more volunteers from other countries in Europe and Middle East.

15/07/2015

címkék: refugee, refugee ministry

Starpoint 2015- Interview with The Organizers

The Starpoint reformed youth festival has been organized for more than a decade now, once in every two years, and it attracts about 3500 young people.

02/07/2015

címkék: festival, youth, starpoint

Light at Easter in dark times

The Reformed community in Sub-Carpathia witness the resurrection, source of hope despite all the hardships they have to face. Read an encouraging Easter testimony from Ukraine.

02/04/2015

címkék: ukraine, reformed church in sub-carpathia, hungarian reformed church (hrc), easter

I trust in You

Szabolcs Szontágh head of the Youth Office of RCH and Margit Tímea Kiss the Starpoint Festival Coordinator had talks about this year’s Starpoint Festival which will take place on 21st - 25th July in Tata, Hungary.

30/03/2015

címkék: festival, youth, starpoint

RCH Scholarship Program: Enabling Cross-Cultural Learning

Nurturing future generations of pastors is an important task for any church denomination. In the RCH, one way this is realized is through a scholarship program where students have the opportunity to study abroad for a year.

08/10/2014

címkék: scholarship, partner, interview

Károli University Continues Growing

The number of matriculated students at Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary increased again. The institution has expanded and is now waiting to welcome students in September with a new building. Rector Péter Balla also told us if he would be applying for the church elections this autumn.

29/09/2014

címkék: péter balla, károli gáspár university, interview

(Don’t) let it go!

At the Konfi+ conference on 24-27 August, youth workers of the Carpathian Basin will discuss the possibilities of calling young adults. Why is it so hard for the Church to address these ages nowadays? We asked Szabolcs Szontágh, the head of the youth office of Reformed Church in Hungary.

06/08/2014

címkék: szabolcs szontágh, youth, youth ministry, interview, university chaplaincy

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: church revision, andrás harmathy, interview

When we go into the circus

Is there democracy in the Church? Are politicians allowed to talk about God? Why are we lamenting when a “bearded lady” becomes the example to be followed in Europe? István Bogárdi Szabó, the bishop of the Danubian Reformed Church District shared his thoughts before Zsuzsa Fekete’s microphone.

24/07/2014

címkék: interview, istván szabó

Fact-finding Not Only About Informers

The Fact-finding Historian Committee (TTB) is about to finish its assignment. István Szabadi, secretary of the committee and director of the Transtibiscan Reformed Church District’s archive gave an account of its results during the April Synod session.

15/07/2014

címkék: fact-finding, interview

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: scholarship, interview

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: interview, greetings, gusztáv bölcskei

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