Reformed Church in Central Europe: Mission of Reconciliation

On 22 May 2009, the Hungarian Reformed Church celebrating its constitution opened the doors to the 21st century for our communities. Christ is the future, together we follow him! This faith clearly designates Christ as the Lord of the Christian community, but admitting his superiority and trusting in his grace, leaving the exact description of the community to the future.

04/03/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Rather East

Királyhágómellék Reformed Church District (in present-day Romania) is quite close to the geometric centre of historical (pre-1920) Hungary. Nevertheless, as a consequence of the drastic reduction of Hungary’s borders by the Treaty of Trianon, we can no longer really say that we belong to the eastern section of Central Europe.

03/03/2011

címkék: day of national cohesion, refeu2011

Central European Ecumenical Discussion in Budapest

On the invitation of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary, the leaders of Austrian, Czech, Slovak and Polish ecumenical organisations visited Budapest to hold a discussion on 14-15 February.

25/02/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Conference on the EU Presidency and Cultural Diversity for Central European Reconciliation

A conference entitled “The Role of Churches in Social Reconciliation in East-Central Europe” is to be held in Budapest, between 10-12 March.

25/02/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Churches contribute to European Roma strategies

The annual meeting of the networks of two European church organizations was held in Budapest from February 14 to 15. It was hosted by the Synod of the Reformed Church in Hungary.

21/02/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Gypsies in the history of Hungarian protestant churches

Not many of us are aware of the fact that the responsible participants of the Debrecen Synod (1567), an important event in the forming of the Hungarian Reformed Church1, already took the issue of Gypsies into consideration.

18/02/2011

címkék: roma ministry, refeu2011

Gypsies in Europe

In spite of what the public thinks, Gypsies have never really been a uniform group. What is more, they are not even likely to have been one people in the past – states Szilveszter Póczik, a historian-criminologist and the senior scientific representative of the Hungarian National Institute of Crimonology (OKRI).

11/02/2011

címkék: roma ministry, refeu2011

Families in Europe

As regards marriage and families, there is a huge gap between hopes and reality all over Europe. Most of us aim to have a harmonious and balanced family life, however, there have been various obstacles that have led to the destabilisation of the institution of marriage and the disintegration of families.

28/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Our service for the Roma communities

The attitude of our churches towards Roma people is the same as towards any other group of people: they need to hear the message of the Gospel and experience the love of God in order to change and discover new meanings in their lives, and find their true self-identity through a relationship with God

28/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011

The Culture of Conscience and the Future of Europe

The political agenda of the Hungarian EU presidency is to be built around the human factor, according to the preliminary document on the priorities of the Hungarian EU presidency, available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

26/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011

“Bringing Europe Closer to its People”

Joint statement of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) on the meeting the Hungarian EU-Presidency.

18/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011, conference of european churches (cec)

Prayer for Europe

Joint Prayer for Europe and the Hungarian EU-Presodency at the opening worship of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on 16 January 2011.

17/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Christ is the only authority

“It is not to be taken for granted that Hungary is part of the EU. The presidency should not make us self-righteous. If, however, we as Hungarians can reconcile with God, ourselves and our fellow citizens, we can proudly and boldly stand before Europe as Europeans.”

16/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Greeting Address at the Opening of the Ecumenical Week of Prayer

Bishop Gusztáv Bölcskei opened the Ecumenical Week of Prayer on 16 January 2011 in his greeting.

16/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Cultural diversity in Central and Eastern Europe

Central and Eastern Europe is a kind of axis or, to put it in other words, a region of clashes. It was born within Europe’s ever-changing force field of politics and power, swinging between East and West.

06/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Greeting Address of Bishop Gusztáv Bölcskei

The words of King Stephen in the Hungarian rock opera István, a Király are appropriate in reference to the European Union, too: “You’re so far away, but still close.” For the outsider, the network of the European Institutions seems to be a complicated – only comprehensible to those who are actively involved in it.

04/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Let Europe become a true community of values

The Reformed Church of Hungary is among those who eagerly await what the country’s EU presidency, lasting six months from 1 January, shall bring for Hungarians, said Gusztáv Bölcskei, the Synod’s President for Religious Matters. Bishop Bölcskei believes that it is essential for the church’s contribution to take the form of help.

03/01/2011

címkék: refeu2011

Europe as a Frame of Reference

Presentation by Rüdiger Noll, Director of the Church and Society Commission of CEC regarding the Hungarian EU Presidency, at the General Assembly of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary, 6 December 2010.

10/12/2010

címkék: refeu2011