Together for One Another

"We cannot cross out the Gospel passages in which Jesus tells us to include the excluded." Interview with Kinga Lakatos about the significance of community development in Roma Ministry on the occasion of a continued training for pastors actively serving among Gypsies.

06/03/2020

Commemoration is Not Closure

2020, a year dedicated to the National Unity, marks the 100th Anniversary of the Peace Treaty in Trianon/Versailles. An Interview with historian Balázs Ablonczy, head of the Trianon 100 Research Group, about legends, trauma, hopes and the consequences for the Hungarian Reformed community.

10/02/2020

címkék: day of national cohesion, Trianon Treaty 100

Professor of UCLA at Károli University

Dr. Miklós Sárközy interviewed University of California trained visiting professor, Dr. Lee Beaudoen, who teaches at Karoli University of RCH for the academic year 2019-20.

09/01/2020

címkék: interview, károli gáspár university

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

It Takes More to See Than Just to Opening Your Eyes

God is the only One, who can comfort those, who have lost their visions - says Alexandra Kovács from the Ministry to the Visually Impaired and Blind.

03/12/2019

címkék: interview, ministry to the blind

We Still May Not Know the Greatest Stories of the Reformation

We visited church historian Judit Balogh who speaks about the Reformation, and its effects on Hungary. The professor also told us what she personally received from the great Reformers.

28/11/2019

címkék: interview, reformation, history

Reformed Schools’ Campaign for Syria

This year we celebrate the 10 year Reformed Educational Solidarity Fund. This year, the Armenian Evangelical School in Damascus, Syria will be supported through the Fund.

21/11/2019

címkék: general convent, hungarian reformed church(hrc), syria, armenian evangelical community in syria

To Arrive into the Presence

An exhibition of contemporary sacred photography was opened in September. Photographer and poet Gyöngyi Hegedűs speaks about art, faith, flow and „scandalousness”.

18/11/2019

címkék: interview, art

Károli Scholarship for Christian Students

The Károli Gáspár University of RCH established a Shcolarship for young people in the world, who live in difficult circumstances, reproted Gyula Sümeghy, Director of the International Relations.

08/11/2019

címkék: interview, scholarship, partnership

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 Need of More Esthers

Ecumenical guests journeyed to Starpoint from 11 countries and 16 partner churches of the RCH. Some expected a conference while others were surprised that, here, youthful songs were being sung. We spoke with eight out of the 31 guests, and we also asked them of their favorite Bible verse that gives them strength.

05/09/2019

címkék: starpoint, youth mission, youth festival, rch

Christian Values in Public Life

A Conference of Reformed Intellectuals about Public Theology, Protestant roots and Christian values. Inteview with Gábor Zila from the Reformed Culture and Public Life Foundation.

02/08/2019

címkék: interview, Conference of Reformed Intellectuals

God does not Want a Boring Church

Debrecen’s newest Reformed community, the congregation of Úrrét, just turned one year old. The community, dynamically expanding, maybe they will have a church in the years to come.

02/08/2019

címkék: church planting, interview, reformed church in america (rca)

Committed to Children’s Education

The Development Team of Learning Materials for Reformed Schools is not simply producing traditional textbooks, they are developing modern, customisable digital teaching materials, as well as amplifying forward-thinking initiatives. We asked Zoltán Pompor, who is in charge of the team, what he considers to be the strengths of Reformed education.

04/07/2019

címkék: interview, learning material

We Are Not Small

The Reformed Congregation in Szentendre has begun building relations with a congregation in Syria. We asked Rev. András Harmathy about the plans, including visit to the war-torn country.

25/06/2019

címkék: interview, syria, Middle East

The Persecuted Becoming Peacemakers

People have a will to live even among ruins, according to Bishop István Bogárdi Szabó, who, as part of a delegation, has recently visited civil-war-torn Syria. The church leader feels that the efforts of Christians in the Middle East are exemplary, and it is now our turn to help the victims of the destruction caused by the war.

24/04/2019

címkék: interview, syria, Middle East, partnership

"We Encourage the People to Stay"

The Reformed Alliance in Germany was one of the international partners that supported the work of Kalunba. Isabel Metzger, journalist of the reformiert-info.de, interviewed Dóra Kanizsai-Nagy, head of the Refugee Ministry.

16/04/2019

címkék: refugee ministry, interview, refugee

Little School, Great Opportunities

“We have a great teacher community; we can count on each other, as the students can count on us. Our most important mission is to maintain and grow.” This year, we had the opportunity to support the Hungarian Christian High School in Léva with donations from the Transtibiscan Reformed Charity Ball.

11/03/2019

címkék: hungarian reformed church (hrc)

Communities of Hope

Professionals warn of a long-lasting ecological crisis. Pollution and climate change are facts, and the solution is being shown by small communities, including congregations, through their prophetic lifestyle and impact in the world. This topic, among many others, was discussed at the Eco-Congregation Conference on January 5th at the RCH Synod Hall in Budapest.

26/02/2019

címkék: eco congregation