Jesus Wants to Purify Our Hearts

Under the Motto „Create in me a pure heart, O God” the reformed Great Church in Debrecen hosted the 5th annual Protestant Roma Mission Conference with over 1500 participants.

22/02/2020

Justice for Roma

Under the title “Justice for Roma and Sinti – a challenge for churches” Churches´ Commission for Migrants in Europe will organize in cooperation with the Reformed Church in Hungary a conference to be held 9 – 11 March 2020 in Budapest.

02/02/2020

A Textbook Case of Love

The corridors of the primary school in Göncruszka are covered in lights. The teachers and children are preparing for Christmas together. An interview with Levente Sohajda.

16/12/2019

címkék: christmas, roma ministry, interview

We can only represent what Jesus has taught us

Csaba Burai went through hell so that, a decade later, he can help young people. The social worker and case manager of the Drug Rehabilitation Ministry speaks of his life journey.

06/11/2019

címkék: roma ministry

Identity and Service fulfilled in Christ

People can only reach their goals through the Gospel, says in an interview Anita Tóth who has been serving as the National Roma Mission Coordinator of RCH since September 2018.

07/10/2019

címkék: roma mission, roma ministry, interview

Even to read we must perish is dreadful

It was 75 years ago, on the night between 2 and 3 August, 1944 that Nazi Germany closed down the Gypsy camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau, exterminating some three thousand Roma men, women and children – since 1972, this day has been the International Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. A physical theatre performance was created in the spring that deals with the tragedy of the Roma Holocaust

11/09/2019

címkék: roma mission, roma ministry

In Peace for God, each other, ourselves

In light of International Romani Day, Reformed Roma communities in the Carpathian Basin gathered to worship and pray for one another. This year, reconciliation is the focus of the event.

26/04/2019

címkék: roma mission, roma ministry

Building a House of Reconciliation

A seminar on reconciliation took place in the beautiful mountains of Mátraháza, Hungary. The aim of the workshop was to facilitate reconciliation within the Hungarian context.

04/03/2019

címkék: roma ministry, reconciliation

Take a Selfie without Makeup

The heads and mentors of the institutions participating in the joint program of the Reformed Church in Hungary (RCH) and Swiss Church Aid (HEKS) met for the first time on January 10-11, 2019. The main goal of the two-day workshop was for the pilot institutions to get to know one another, and to share good practices.

06/02/2019

címkék: roma ministry

Mission of Reconciliation in Hungary

In Rwanda, reconciliation work has helped to heal the wounds of those who had been affected during the Genocide in 1994. After participating in various reconciliation workshops, the RCH Roma Mission has adopted the work of Dr. Rhiannon Lloyd to help reconciliation between Roma and non-Roma people in Hungary.

12/12/2018

címkék: roma ministry, reconciliation

You cannot say “I’m not a racist but Roma people…”

Over the past three and a half years, Ágnes Nyeső has become the face of the National Roma Ministry of RCH as its mission coordinator, but now she takes on a new role as school chaplain at three institutions.

20/09/2018

címkék: HEKS, interview, roma ministry

God’s Kingdom Visible in Education

Colleagues of the Reformed Church in Hungary’s Roma Mission and HEKS-RCH joint project organized a workshop on the Inclusive Reformed Primary Schools at the Synod Office.

30/05/2018

címkék: roma ministry, education, HEKS

Clinging to the talented ones like a thistle

In the primary school of Véménd, there are two groups of mostly Roma children, supported by HEKS (Swiss Interchurch Aid) for more than a year, where there has been an exemplary gifted children’s program.

03/05/2018

címkék: roma ministry

Dreams Do Come True

Special Meeting of the Christian Roma Collegium Network took place at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on the 20th of January, where former and current students of the RCH's instituions were present as well.

25/01/2018

címkék: roma ministry, Roma Collegium

I Stand Up for You

Theatre performances can overwhelm and shake the audience, all the while being educational.

14/12/2017

címkék: roma ministry, human trafficking, church of scotland (cofs)

Roma Mission Conference in Berekfürdő

The National Roma Mission Conference happened in Berekfürdő between October 6th and 8th.

13/12/2017

címkék: roma ministry

A Little Help on the Way to Damascus

The Roma Mission of the Transtibiscan Reformed Church District and the Drop of Help Foundation for Underprivileged People participated in Family Day, a civil conference and workshop.

06/10/2017

címkék: roma ministry

Reflecting on the Power of One

Rev. Dave Long-Higgins reflects on his recent trip to Budapest to visit the RCH’s Global Mission Intern.

17/05/2017

címkék: united church of christ (ucc), partnership

Closing the Gap

Krisztina Nagy shares her first-hand experiences of Reformed schools and congregations helping disadvantaged students throughout the country.

18/04/2017

címkék: roma ministry, interview

Praying for Love and Acceptance

In celebration of the International Roma Prayer Day on April 8, 2017, the RCH is pleased to share the following prayer, written in partnership with the PCUSA , and with our Roma brothers and sisters in mind.

07/04/2017

címkék: roma ministry, international roma prayer day