Rediscovering the Heidelberg Catechism - Regional Conference

In 2013, we celebrate the 450th anniversary of our confession: the Heidelberg Catechism. Published in 1563, adopted in 1567 at the Synod of Debrecen, this document is a true heritage of our Church, something not only to be meditated upon, but to rediscover.

30/10/2012

címkék: confession

That which builds

„It is simpler to poison a community with vain arguments, belligerence and suspicious approach, than to recuperate, rebuild and restore it later." – Árpád Galsi, director of Kálvin Publishing House within the Reformed Church in Hungary, on reformation.

30/10/2012

címkék: reformation

Interview with the convener of the Church Revision Committee

We are in a process of revision. For the coordination of the process the Church Revision Committee was installed by the Synod in 2012, commissioned both to develop an ecclesiological basis for the future church life and for the expected reconfiguration.

24/10/2012

címkék: interview, andrás harmathy, church revision

November Synod meeting to include international guests

An important time in the life of the church is drawing near! The biannual meeting of the General Synod will be held on 14-17 November. For the first time in the history of our church, delegates from partner churches around the world have been invited.

24/10/2012

címkék: general synod

In memory of the martyrs and the witnesses of faith - 1849

In the past 163 years Hungarians have annually remembered the heroes of the revolution, who were murdered on 6 October 1849, bearing in mind that several other innocent victims, and among them, Reformed witnesses of faith were sentenced to death or imprisonment.

16/10/2012

címkék: 15 March, revolution, history

Green Theology is the Only Solution - Launching the Hungarian Eco-Congregation Programme

In October, 2010 the Church of Scotland and the Reformed Church in Hungary joined an agreement in order to launch the Hungarian equivalent of the Eco-Congregation Programme, which is already running successfully in Scotland.

10/10/2012

címkék: eco-congregation, church of scotland

The Ministration of American Volunteers Among Refugees

Ten teachers spent five weeks in the Bicske and Debrecen Refugee Reception Centres, in the Children's Centre in Fót, in the English Language Bible Study Camp organised by the Scottish Mission in Budapest and with the Roma Ministry in Jánd.

10/09/2012

címkék: refugee ministry, teach overseas, reformed mission centre (rmc), refugee, ministry to the people

An Up-To-Date Way To Target Young People

About the Youth Forum And Its Promising Continuation organised by Szabolcs Szontágh Reformed minister and the Synod Office of RCH.

04/09/2012

címkék: youth forum, youth

Letter to the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church

The leaders of the Reformed and Lutheran churches in Hungary expressed their sympathy in a letter to the head of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church over the amnesty of the recently extradited Azeri axe killer.

02/09/2012

címkék: gusztav bolcskei

Nationwide Protest Against Buzau Court Decision Regarding Re-Nationalisation of Church Property

On 1 September, 2012 church delegations from all over Transylvania are going to gather at the grounds of the Székely Mikó Reformed High School in Sepsiszentgyörgy (Sfântu Gheorghe), protesting against a legal verdict issued by the Romanian government.

24/08/2012

címkék: miko, transylvanian church district

One year of service in Hungary - voluntary programme of ÖDE

"Szia! A nevem Tabea", says a German girl in surprisingly good Hungarian, wearing a big smile on her face. "I've been working as a volunteer at Bethesda, mostly playing with kids", she continues in English. "The job was just perfect for me."Twenty-year-old Tabea is one of the thirty young people who did voluntary diaconical service in Hungary in the past year.

19/07/2012

címkék: voluntary, voluntary diaconal year centre

Gypsies in Europe

In the following interview Szilveszter Póczik, historian-criminologist and the senior scientific representative of the Hungarian National Institute of Crimonology (OKRI), attempts to throw light on the differences and similarities between Gypsies living in Eastern and Western Europe.

04/07/2012

címkék: roma ministry

COMMUNIQUÉ ON CIMS To whom it may concern

The Central and Eastern European Institute for Mission Studies has to close its door. Please read below the announcement of Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary.

27/06/2012

címkék: károli gáspár university

Roma are by far not a Homogeneous Group

This article contains some of the most thought provoking excerpts from a two-part interview with Pál Nagy, historian and scientific consultant at Szent István University in Gödöllő, Hungary.

19/06/2012

címkék: roma ministry, interview

Youth Forum - A successful dialogue between youth and the church

With the intention to give young people an opportunity to let their voices be heard in the church, the Synod Office organised a Youth Forum, targeting age groups between 16 and 23. The Forum was designed following an already well-functioning pattern, the Scottish Youth Assembly.

19/06/2012

címkék: youth forum, youth ministry, youth

A New Reformed Collegium for Roma Students in Debrecen

The István Wáli Reformed Roma Collegium, which currently hosts 16 students, officially started its operation in September 2011. The Collegium was established as part of the Christian Roma Collegium Network to provide Roma students participating in higher education with accommodation, mentoring and additional courses to complement their school studies.

19/06/2012

címkék: istvan wáli roma collegium, roma ministry

A response from abroad – an interview with a Dutch “Life Belt” supporter

Interview with Johanna Meyerin, who supported the "Life Belt Programme" from Holland.

01/06/2012

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), interview, life belt

Life Belt Programme – Financial Support for Families in Need

The goal of the "Life Belt" programme is to offer temporary help through a rent assistance programme to those who because of the financial crisis have been unable to keep up with the rising mortgage payments who now face foreclosure and eviction.

01/06/2012

címkék: hungarian reformed church aid (hrca), life belt

No Life is Barren – a Reformed Roma Mission conference

The dialogue between cultures, the role of education in integration, the relationship of church and the Roma community, as well as job creation were among the topics discussed by the participants of the Roma mission consultation held at the Budapest office of the Reformed Church of Hungary.

08/07/2011

címkék: roma ministry, refeu2011

The Hungarian EU Presidency – From Reformed Perspective

The Reformed Church in Hungary had resolved to make considerable contributions to the work of Hungary’s rotating EU presidency – which has just ended – with an emphatic presence and the organisation of events related to the themes of the presidency.

08/07/2011

címkék: roma ministry, refeu2011