Ecumenical Jury at Cinefest in Hungary

The joint Ecumenical Jury awarded the film Apples, describing a situation that mirrors the difficult pandemic times in which we live and presenting a way to deal with loss and to find meaning in life.

20/09/2021

címkék: interfilm

Hundred Years of Struggle

The Reformed Church District of Királyhágómellék celebrates a bittersweet anniversary: the centenary of its forced foundation is being commemorated in Oradea on 17-18 September. The General Convent of the Hungarian Reformed Church mandated ministerial president of the Synod of RCH as its acting president.

18/09/2021

címkék: királyhágómellék reformed church district

Discorvering Local Values

Entering the life of a town is a slow process for us, which is a conscious aim of ours, as we hope to achieve organic development, says Lívia Böröcz, Head of the Development and Integration Programme of the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid.

16/09/2021

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), integration, social development

Pope Francis Received Also Leaders of RCH

“The visit of Pope Francis to Hungary strengthens us in the indescribable gift of God, Jesus Christ, in our Christian faith, culture, order and Christian ministry,” said József Steinbach, President of the Ecumenical Council of Churches (ECCH) in Hungary at a meeting with Pope Francis with representatives of the ECCH and the Jewish communities.

13/09/2021

címkék: pope francis, international eucharist congress, ecumenical council of churches in hungary (ecch)

Does Europe Need Church?

Reformed and Catholics must defend Europe's Christian values together, echoed a panel discussion of the 30th Economic Forum in Karpacz on Thursday afternoon. Bishop Zoltán Balog, Ministerial President of the Synod of RCH, was invited to the large-scale forum on behalf of the European churches.

11/09/2021

"At Just the Right Time the Lord Will Provide It"

Reproductive medicine has made significant progress in recent decades, which gives childless couples new hope and prospects. But do spouses have the right to defy biological infertility by artificial means? An interview with Rev. Enikő Lakatos, hospital chaplain at the Assisted Reproduction Centre.

09/09/2021

It’s a Blessing to Always Help People

Mrs. Ferenc Gondi, host of the Morning Star After-School, an institution for Roma children in Kecskemét, is a real angel in everyday life. The National Roma Ministry of RCH recognized her ministry granting her the 2021 Reformed Roma Pedagogical Assistant of the Year Award.

05/09/2021

címkék: roma ministry, interview

Joyful Celebration in Mád

A Christian café in the former school building, a renewed bell tower and a renovated manse offers new spaces for the community life and working place for the inhabitants of the village of Mád.

01/09/2021

Reaching People

Reformed media should communicate on the basis of scriptural foundations, in a courageous and authentic way – we heard at the conference of Reformed journalists in the Carpathian Basin.

27/08/2021

Upholding Faith

"Keep the faith, and your faith will keep you", said Bishop Zoltán Balog, President of the Synod of RCH in his sermon at the ecumenical worship service on the eve of the State Foundation Day on August 20.

23/08/2021

Victims of Porrajmos Remembered in Kecskemét

The Roma Ministry of RCH and the reformed congregation in Kecskemét held a joint event to honor the Roma victims of the Holocaust in the courtyard of the Hajnalcsillag (Morning Star) Roma Afterchool.

18/08/2021

címkék: roma holocaust, roma ministry

Promoting a Christ-Shaped Church and Liveable Society

The National Reformed Roma Ministry organised a seminar on Reconciliation among Nations from 6 to 8 August. During the event, which focused on the mutual reconciliation of Roma and non-Roma, lectures, dramas and small group discussions paved to way for participants to journey together from recognition of pain to mutual forgiveness.

15/08/2021

címkék: roma ministry, reconciliation

Forget Me Not - Solidarity and Support in Ukraine

A delegation of the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid travelled to Beregszász, a city near the Hungarian border, on last Tuesday. They did not arrive empty-handed. They delivered one hundred schoolbags filled with school supplies and one hundred thousand surgical masks.

10/08/2021

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), ukraine, reformed church in transcarpathia, coronavirus

The Reconstruction of the Ráday College To Be Completed Soon

The renovation of the headquarters of the Danubian Reformed Church District and the reconstruction of the seminary and dormitory on Ráday street, which burnt down in 2019, are being rebuild in the moment in Budapest.

07/08/2021

címkék: raday college

Glory to God Alone

The Soli Deo Gloria (SDG - Glory to God alone) - Alliance of Reformed Students just turned 100 years old. The Alliance’s birthday was celebrated on the anniversary, July 10th, in Balatonszárszó, where the movement really reached its full potential.

04/08/2021

címkék: youth

The Jouney of the 10th Starpoint Has Ended

5 days, 150 program events, 3 keynote speeches. Spiritual deepening, worship, dance, and joy, all without alcohol, yet with total liberation. An encounter with the loving God and with 2500 open, loving people who became brothers and sisters by the end of the fifth day - this was the 10th Starpoint, the festival of freedom.

01/08/2021

címkék: starpoint, starpoint reformed youth festival

Starpoint, the Festival of Freedom Has Started

Thousands of participants, including many Hungarian youngsters from across the border, are expected to attend the Starpoint Reformed Youth Festival in Debrecen, which began on Tuesday. The theme of this year's festival is freedom.

29/07/2021

címkék: starpoint, starpoint reformed youth festival

“We Need to Enter Into Dialogue”

Starpoint Youth Festival has started today. In an inteview, Rev. László Thoma, the "main speaker" of the event spoke about issues around the theme of the meeting; individual freedom, the misconceptions regarding “Christian freedom”, as well as opportunities for finding common ground.

27/07/2021

címkék: starpoint, starpoint reformed youth festival

Flood of Solidarity for Change

In the wake of the disastrous flooding in Germany, Bishop Zoltán Balog, ministerial president of the Synod of RCH expressed the solidarity of the Hungarian reformed community with partner churches in Germany and invited children of the affected families to Hungary.

22/07/2021

címkék: solidarity, flood germany

„You are in the right place”

Drop your anchors here, and you’ll be in the right place! – On 8 July, the fourth season of the RCH’s Ark Camp officially started in Balatonfenyves. It is the largest ever opportunity-building program of RCH, allowing six thousand five hundred children to camp free of charge.

17/07/2021

címkék: Ark camp