„If the church is not willing to help those in need, who will be?”

Interview with Józsefné Tóth about the disadvantage-compensating and status-management significance of the so-called “Complex Instruction Program” (CIP).

18/12/2021

Where Dreams Come True

The Advent and New Year season is the most significant period in the life of the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid (HRCA). We have visited HRCA’s warehouse in Ebes, a city near to Debrecen, where volunteers work around the clock to select and wrap the gifts of the wishlists of needy kids.

13/12/2021

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca)

Singing Hymns is a Feast

„The spiritual depth and experience, is not bound to a place” – says Molnár Ferenc Caramel, a celebrated pop performer in an interview which he gave at the occasion of the special worship introducing of the new Himnary of RCH.

06/12/2021

címkék: hymnbook

Károli Christian Scholarship

Károli Gáspár University of the RCH founded a scholarship scheme to provide study opportunities for young Christian students who are living in minority in selected countries in the Middle-East, Asia and Africa. The University offers 5 full scholarship a year. Deadline for applications is 30th April.

02/12/2021

címkék: Karoli Gáspár Reformed University, scholarship

Recognizing the Sign of the Rainbow

At the invitation of Bishop Zoltán Balog, ministerial president of the Synod, a delegation from Lebanon and Syria visited RCH, among them Rev. Najla Kassab, President of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC).

29/11/2021

címkék: national evangelical synod in lebanon and syria (nessl), world communion of reformed churches (wcrc), syria, armenian evangelical community in syria, union of armenian evangelical churches in the near east (uaecne)

Joint Statement about Marriage, Family and Human Dignity

Hungarian religious communities in an unprecedented broad coalition took a public stance. Fourteen religious and Church representatives have signed the joint statement affirming the biblical position that marriage is a sacrament between a man and a woman.

10/12/2021

címkék: statement, marriage

Reign of Grace

As a minister for families she also deals with homemaking. Katalin Novák, Goodwill Ambassador of the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid introduced us into her spiritual home and shared her thoughts about faith, mission and education.

22/11/2021

Development of Reformed Kindergartens

All over Hungary, from Mátészalka to Zsámbék, from Szeged to Encs, new Reformed kindergartens were inaugurated and groundbreaking ceremonies were held last month, within the framework of the National Kindergarten Development Programme.

17/11/2021

címkék: kindergarten

“Personal Contact With Volunteers Is Important”

Lilla Vad joined the staff team of the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid in February 2009 as the coordinator of the Bridge of Love program. During her more than a decade of service, she has experienced the growth of the organization and the multiplication of tasks.

12/11/2021

címkék: volunteering, interview, hungarian reformed church aid (hrca)

HRCA Helps Thousands of People at Christmas

The Hungarian Reformed Church Aid (HRCA) would make Christmas brighter for more than nine thousand families and elderly people living under difficult circumstances. Several relief actions have been launched, which can be joined by donating items, granting wishes to needy children or donating money.

09/11/2021

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca)

Joint Solidarity with Afghan Refugees in Pakistan

The Hungarian Reformed Church Aid, answering the call of the Presbyterian Church in Pakistan, launched a two-week donation campaign to support the humanitarian program offering help to Afghan refugees in the country.

05/11/2021

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), pakistan, refugee

Wearing Masks is Recommended Again

Mind az istentiszteleteken, mind pedig az egyházi és iskolai rendezvényeken viseljenek maszkot a résztvevők – ezt kéri a Magyarországi Református Egyház Zsinatának Elnökségi Tanácsa. Emellett arra biztatnak mindenkit, aki még nem vette fel az oltást, hogy mihamarabb tegye meg önmaga és a környezete biztonságáért.

03/11/2021

Faith Connects

The delegation of the István Wáli Reformed Roma Special College visited Italy, together with representatives from other similar institutions. The joint trip marked the tenth anniversary of the Network. Participants also had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis.

03/11/2021

We Shall Not Give Up On Each Other

In an interview with Hungarian public television Sunday evening, Bishop Zoltán Balog encouraged people to turn towards one another on the brink of All Souls’ and All Saints' Day.

01/11/2021

Solidarity on Reformation Day

Every year, on the last Sunday of October, the RCH church members dedicate their offering to support the renovation of church buildings of a single congregation selected by the leadership of the four Church Districts and confirmed by the Synod of RCH.

31/10/2021

An Overview of the Situation of Protestant Christianity in North America and Europe

„Virtually everyone agrees that something is radically wrong with the church” - or so it seems, at least, given the fact that Christianity otherwise is growing dynamically around the world.

28/10/2021

„Love Not With Words, But With Actions”

The news of children dying of starvation or homeless people freezing to death deeply sadden and trouble all people of good will and create a sense of helplessness. In Hungary too, there are many disadvantaged families who do not have warm or even cold food on the table every day.

26/10/2021

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), poverty

Loving and Embracing Unconditionally

It is heartening to see that our church has diverse and hopeful programmes in the area of youth ministry, but we seldom talk about the ways we can provide examples to younger generations with our personal lives. Report about the annual conference of the National Reformed Roma Ministry.

25/10/2021

címkék: roma ministry

Church and Democracy

The Evangelical Church in the Rhineland had invited representatives of its partner churches in Central and Eastern Europe, including RCH, to discuss together the joint responsibility of Churches in Europe in promoting democracy.

16/09/2021

címkék: world communion of reformed churches (wcrc), community of protestant churches in europe (cpce), evangelical church in Rhineland, democracy

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied

On behalf of the World Communion of Reformed Churches the Collegial General Secretariat, in a letter of solidarity, expressed its concerns over latest developments in the process of Church property restitution in Romania.

21/10/2021