Roma Ministry: Frequently Asked Questions

Where do reformed Roma live? Gypsies don’t have a unified religion. They generally adopt the dominant religion of their location, hence all the types of Roma living in Hungary, for example in Bulgaria both Christians and Muslims can be found.

07/08/2014
címkék: roma ministry

The Village Without a Washing Machine

The Biztos Kezdet Kid’s Center was opened in the village known as the fresco-village, Bódvalenke on 29 May. The program is a lifesaver for the inhabitants where more than half of the population are children and 28 of their mothers are younger than 18.

07/08/2014
címkék: roma ministry

Steps Toward Social Inclusion

The HEKS Regional Partner Meeting of Eastern Europe and Western Balkans was organised in Kosovo and Serbia on inclusion of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians, where the Reformed Church in Hungary was represented by the Roma Mission Office.

02/07/2014
címkék: roma ministry, report, HEKS
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Honey Can Move Mountains

Christians never fight for causes which are completely lost, since with their faith in God they can change the world. This story is about the creativity of a community surrounded by hopelessness in Northeastern Hungary.

07/05/2014
címkék: roma ministry, göncruszka

Supporting Roma Mission

To understand more about the collaboration between HEKS and the RCH, we spoke with Project Coordinator Petra Dienes about the details of the "Country Program," which focuses on support through the “strengthening of congregations to foster and cooperate with Roma children and young persons.”

10/03/2014
címkék: HEKS, interview, roma ministry, agreement, petra dienes

Reflections on Mission

Keith Kraft, a United Church of Christ pastor from the U.S., gives his reflection on the month spent alongside his wife Debbie at a summer camp for Roma in Csonkapapi, Ukraine. The camp provides weeklong programs from June through July for nearly 400 youth from several communities.

18/09/2013
címkék: roma ministry, mission, mission co-worker, ucc

A Step Toward Reconciliation

It is fitting that the RCH's Roma Council is meeting to debate its Roma Concept today, 8 April, because it coincides with the International Roma Day. It is a day to celebrate Roma culture but also draw attention to continued discrimination that the Roma community faces.

08/04/2013
címkék: roma ministry, roma council, concept
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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

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

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
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