The Dutch Reformed Church Hosts 18th General Synod

The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) in South Africa recently held its 18th General Synod in Johannesburg between October 15th and 20th.

03/11/2023

címkék: dutch reformed church (drc), partnership

Kálvin Square Reformed Church Hosts Korean Women’s Association Choir

On October 14th, the Women’s Association Choir of the Presbyterian Church of Korea performed a concert at the Kálvin Square Reformed Church as part of a larger concert tour throughout locations in Hungary and the Czech Republic.

03/11/2023

címkék: presbyterian church of korea (pck), women's association

CEC Panel on Peace Dialogue in Ukraine

On October 6, the Conference of European Churches (CEC), in cooperation with the Institute of Ecumenical Studies of the Ukrainian Catholic University and the International Forum 16th Ecumenical Social Week, organized a hybrid panel comprising Ukrainian church representatives to explore questions of peace and reconciliation.

26/10/2023

címkék: ukraine, conference of european churches (cec)

Gathering of Synod Members of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe

Representatives of the member churches of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) convened in Bad Herrenalb, Germany, at the end of September commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Leuenberg Agreement. The synod members comprised nearly 60 delegates, the majority from Eastern Europe and Germany. Endre Iszlai represented the Reformed Church in Hungary and led one of the thematic workshops during the meeting.

16/10/2023

címkék: leuenberg, cpce, geke

"We Do Not Have Subordinates or Supporters, but Our People"

The inauguration of Bishop László Harangozó was held on Saturday in the Reformed Christian Church in Serbia in Bácsfeketehegy. The recently elected László Harangozó was blessed by all the Reformed bishops of the Carpathian Basin, and the President of Hungary, Katalin Novák, also gave a welcome speech.

15/10/2023

címkék: Serbia, general convent

Hungarian Reformed History Through Dutch Eyes

The launch of the book "Dutch-Hungarian Protestant Relations between the Two World Wars" by Maarten J. Aalders was organized by the Kálvin Publishing House of the Reformed Church in Hungary and the Department of Church History of the Faculty of Theology of the Károli Gáspár Reformed University on September 25.

28/09/2023

címkék: church history, dutch-hungarian relations, Károli Gáspár Reformed University

Reconciliation, Cooperation, Dialogue

Bishop Zoltán Balog of the Danubian Church District, the Ministerial President of the Synod, and Bishop Károly Fekete of the Transtibiscan Church District represented the Reformed Church in Hungary at the ecumenical symposium held in Pannonhalma, Hungary under the title "Seek Peace and Follow It!" In addition to the conference, the representatives of denominations prayed together for peace and for each other in the daily liturgical celebrations of the monastic community.

23/09/2023

címkék: ecumenical relations

Bike Breakfast in Front of the Church on Kálvin Square

The Institute for Conservation Research of the Károli Gáspár Reformed University joined the Hungarian Cyclists' Club's initiative to promote urban cycling, the Bike Breakfast. Volunteers served breakfast to cyclists passing by the church on Kálvin Square, including many students from Károli.

25/09/2023

címkék: bike breakfast, care for creation, eco-congregation movement

Let there be peace! - Statement of the Reformed Church in Hungary

"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem." Let there be an end to violence in the Holy Land! The Reformed Church in Hungary joins the call of the World Council of Churches. The deepening and possible expansion of the conflict between armed groups must be prevented. We think with fear of those living in the Holy Land, especially our Christian brothers and sisters, who are facing extraordinary trials. Yet this place should be a message of faith, hope, and love for all.

09/10/2023

címkék: statement, holy land

“Every Part of Creation Matters”

The European Christian Environmental Network (ECEN) held its 2023 General Assembly from August 31st to September 3rd in Roskilde, Denmark, marking the 25th anniversary of the organization.

19/09/2023

címkék: care for creation, european christian enviromental network (ecen)

Standing Together in Faith

On September 2nd, the Reformed community in Hungary supported two gatherings to bring awareness and affirm its support for the Christian community facing persecution in Pakistan. A gathering hosted by the Érdliget Reformed Parish included powerful testimonies, and another, a prayer group hosted at the community center for the Refugee Ministry, honored the victims of the persecution.

13/09/2023

címkék: prayer, persecuted christians

The Hungarian Reformed Church Aid Helps in Morocco

The Hungarian Reformed Chuch Aid (HRCA) delivers humanitarian aid to the earthquake victims in Morocco. The first delegation of the organisation flew to Marrakesh on September 10th to support the families with durable food and hygiene products, and to plan further assistance by assessing local needs. The HRCA is also launching a fundraising campaign to support the mission in Morocco.

10/09/2023

címkék: hrca, morocco

In the Service of Empowerment

For the fourth time, the Department for Social Inclusion of the Diaconia of the Reformed Church in Hungary (RCH) organised a professional development day with the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid (HRCA).

25/08/2023

címkék: roma ministry, social inclusion

Reformed Church of Transcarpathia Collects for Syrian Sister Churches

On February 6th, 2023, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck regions of southern Turkey and northern Syria. In response to the crisis in Syria, the Reformed Church of Transcarpathia (RCT) raised a tremendous aid package of 30,000 Euros to support the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL) in its efforts to respond to this crisis.

15/05/2023

címkék: syria, reformed church in transcarpathia, Middle East

HRCA Refugee Ministry Summer Snapshots

The Refugee Ministry is a division of the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid (HRCA), assisting refugees with integration through various programs and services. Different divisions of the Refugee Ministry summarized their recent activities and accomplishments in these brief snapshots.

29/08/2023

címkék: refugee ministry, hrca

Celebrating Unity and Culture at the 2023 City Park Picnic

In June, clients at the Refugee Ministry organized a community picnic at the city park. Angela Canadey, the Swiss Church Aid (HEKS) Coordinator and Project Assistant for the Refugee Ministry’s Base Integration Program, briefly summarized the lively event.

08/08/2023

címkék: refugee ministry, HEKS

There Is Also Healing in the Lord for Pains

Three thousand prisoners of Roma origin were executed at the Auschwitz Gypsy camp on the 2 of August 1944. On this day, the Roma of Europe commemorate the Holocaust, the porajmos as they call it, or in the Lovari dialect, the pharrajimos, the destruction.

02/08/2023

címkék: roma holocaust, pharrajimos

The Common Synod of the Hungarian Reformed Church

The Common Synod of the Hungarian Reformed Church met on the 13-14th July, 2023. During the two-day meeting, members of the Synod voted on the constitutional amendment and adopted the Hungarian Reformed National Strategy for the Carpathian Basin and the closing statement of the Synod.

14/07/2023

címkék: common synod, hungarian reformed church

Twenty Years of the Starpoint Festival At Its Peak

Nearly five thousand visitors attended the Starpoint Festival, the Reformed Church's largest biennial youth mission project hosted for the last 20 years.

31/07/2023

címkék: starpoint, youth ministry, starpoint reformed youth festival

Continuing in Solidarity With Ukraine

The Reformed Church in Hungary, in cooperation with the Reformed Church in Transcarpathia (Ukraine), recently hosted the “Ukraine Future Conference” from the 14th-17th of July. To reaffirm their continuing solidarity, partner churches and organizations worldwide gathered in Budapest to listen to and discuss interpretations of just peace and reconciliation.

21/07/2023

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