Election Results Published

All the four church districts announced the official results of the Elections. In three of them the current leadership was re-elected. In Debrecen the outgoing Bishop Gusztáv Bölcskei will be succeeded by the current rector Károly Fekete. The Presiding Bishop for the next six year period will be elected on 25th February 2015, at the first meeting of new General Synod.

Ecumenical Solidarity on ‘renationalisation’ of Székely Mikó High School

Reformed Church in Romania faces 'renationalisation' of the Székely Mikó Refromed High School in Sepsiszentgyörgy/Sfântu Gheorge this caused them to call for solidarity among Reformed Brothers and Sisters, leading to numerous responses.

Statement of the Presidium of the Transylvanian Reformed Church District regarding the decision of High Court of Ploiesti on 26 November 2014

Statement of The Transylvanian Reformed Church District’s Extraordinary Assembly on the 29th of November 2014

The Extraordinary Assembly of the Transylvanian Reformed Church District approved unanimously the following statement regarding the Re-Nationalization of the Székely Mikó Reformed High-School in Sepsiszentgyörgy/Sfântu Gheorghe by the Romanian State on the 29th of November 2014.

RCH's Statement of Solidarity with the Transylvanian Reformed Church District

The Synod Council of the Reformed Church in Hungary approved the following statement on the court ruling of the Ploiesti High Court in regards to Székely Mikó High School in Sepsiszentgyörgy/Sfântu Gheorghe

Reformed Church in Romania Fears Potential Precedent in Re-nationalization of Church Property

At an extraordinary Assembly of the Transylvanian Reformed Church District on 29 November, convened in Cluj following a heavily criticized High Court ruling on the re-nationalization of the Székely Mikó High School, the district’s Bishop, Béla Kató, even offered his resignation, which was unanimously rejected by the Assembly members.

Heavy Protests against Re-nationalization of Church Property in Romania

The Transylvanian Reformed Church District has convened an extraordinary assembly of the Church District after the decision of the High Court of Ploiesti on the restoration of the property of the Székely Mikó High School to the Romanian state.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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’.

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. 

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.

"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."

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.