Synod Visit from Scottish Perspective

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Rt Rev John Chalmers was among the international delegates at our Synod. We share his reflection on the visit in Hungary.

21/11/2014

címkék: partnerchurches, Synod, john chalmers, CoS

Help for Sub-Carpathia

“We can only survive if Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin stand by us and lend their hand”, Bishop in Sub-Carpathian Sándor Zán Fábián told at a press conference held about the assistance given through the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid (HRCA) to the communities living in the region.

21/11/2014

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

From Dissension to Unity

In the last 18 years we arrived at the community of churches looking for its future – the outgoing Presiding Bishop, Gusztáv Bölcskei evaluated the events of his three terms in a row on the 15th, closing session of the 13th Synod.

20/11/2014

címkék: synod2014, bishop, Synod, unity

International Guests Attended the RCH Synod

The Reformed Church in Hungary is always intentional where the maintenance of international ecumenical relationships is concern. It is a tradition for us to ensure that our officially recognised partners are invited to send representatives to our Synod Meetings.

20/11/2014

címkék: synod2014, international delegates, reconciliation, Synod, partnership

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

International Delegates at the Synod Meeting of RCH

Profiles of International Guests at the Synod Meeting of the Reformed Church in Hungary to take place on 12th - 13th of November 2014.

19/11/2014

címkék: synod of rch, general synod, synod2014

Five years of Synodal Communion of the Hungarian Reformed

The issue of unity should be present more and more sturdily in our mind-set. Without that, the service of the Reformed Church is inconceivable.” – highlighted in the overall retrospective of the last ten years’ reformed cooperation in the Carpathian Basin-reported Zoltán Tarr, General Secretary.

19/11/2014

címkék: Synod, reformed church in sub-carpathia, synod of rch, synod2014, carpathian basin

"With Love, Jane Haining"

On 26th October 2014, Jane Haining was remembered in book and film at 16.30 at the Scottish Mission on Vörösmarty Street.

05/11/2014

címkék: CoS, scottish mission, holocast, jane haining, church of scotland

We Breathe the Same Air

The European Christian Environmental Network (ECEN) 10th Assembly held on 27th September to 1st October at the Soli Deo Gloria Reformed Conference Centre in Balatonszárszó themed ‘Energy and Climate Change – the Churches’ Role and Voice’.

20/10/2014

címkék: hungarian reformed church (hrc), ecumenical, eco-congregation, european christian enviromental network (ecen)

2017 Reformation jubilee

In 2017, Reformed churches around the world will celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, and in Hungary preparation for the jubilee year has already begun. 

08/10/2014

címkék: church-state relation, 2017, gusztáv bölcskei, reformation

Election Guide

This year is marked by the election of new officials in our church, due to the fact that on 31st December 2014 the six-year mandates of all elected presbytery, church district and Synod officers will expire. We have collected the deadlines, set by the election law, and summed up the agenda in connection to the elections.

08/10/2014

címkék: Synod, election, documents and reports

"He has been my father in Christ"

2014 is a special year of Reformed remembrance. This year we celebrate several anniversaries related to many well-known Swiss reformers’ lives. Some of the things we remember about the scientists who contributed to the Hungarian awareness to the works of the "fathers of the faith."

08/10/2014

címkék: reformation

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: interview, partner, scholarship

Teach Overseas Closes its Doors after 33 Years

The Teach Overseas program has been sending native English speakers to Hungary for more than 20 years. Most recently this connection has been manifested through the organization’s relationship with the Refugee Ministry of the Reformed Church in Hungary.

03/10/2014

címkék: refugee ministry, teach overseas, esi, refugee

WCRC solidarity letter to the Reformed Church in Sub-Carpathia

The president and secretary of the European Area of the World Communion of Reformed Churches have issued a letter expressing WCRC's solidarity for the Reformed Church in Sub-Carpathia and the Hungarian minority living in Ukraine as they face the uncertain situation in Ukraine.

29/09/2014

címkék: reformed church in sub-carpathia, ukraine, world communion of reformed churches (wcrc)

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: interview, károli gáspár university, péter balla

Learning Together

Maria Kojdecka came to Budapest as a volunteer with no real plan of where she would work. All she knew was that she wanted to teach and wanted an adventure. She found herself at the community center of the Reformed Church in Hungary’s Refugee Ministry.

24/09/2014

címkék: reformed mission center (rmc), refugee ministry, refugee

Hungarian Reformed Church Aid Crisis Response Plan in Sub-Carpathia, Ukraine

The effects of the consistently escalating political situation in Ukraine since the autumn of 2013 are becoming more and more noticeable in the average household. Day by day the crisis can be felt not only in the crisis regions but also in Sub-Carpathia, within the Hungarian minority.

12/09/2014

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), ukraine, reformed church in sub-carpathia

I see you…

Quadrennial Assembly took place from 25 to 29 June in Atlanta, GA, where international guests were invited from 18 countries, which meant around 25 partner churches and organizations were present. Among the international sisters was RCH delegate, Szabina Sztojka.

09/09/2014

címkék: partnership, global ministries

Strengthening Today’s Partnership for the Church of Tomorrow

At first glance, the connection between Hungary and Korea may seem distant if not all together non-existent. However, the historical parallel between the Korean and Hungarian people has become a solid foundation for cooperation among churches.

05/09/2014

címkék: prok, partnership, presbyterian church in the republic of korea (prok)