Our Church
Facts and Statistics
In Hungary, 1.15 million people claimed a Reformed affiliation in the 2011 Census, including 600,000 active in Reformed congregations.
Our Call
Following the call of Christ, the RCH aims to be a witness in the world, fulfilling a faithful mission and strives to live as an ever-reforming church.
History
For many centuries, our Reformed church has played a significant role in the historical and cultural development of Hungary.
Organisation
Congregations are considered the most fundamental unit of our church, based on the principle: "the church exists in its congregations."
Hungarian Reformed Community
The Hungarian Reformed Church is composed of the Hungarian-speaking Reformed churches in the Carpathian Basin.
Diaspora
The Hungarian Reformed Church (HRC) is the "mother" of many Hungarian Reformed churches and communities all over the world.
Ecumenical Relations
The RCH works with different ecumenical organizations across Hungary to demonstrate its dedication to “Communion as unity in diversity."
Church and Society
Mission to the People
Mission is a priority task in the life of the RCH. Through active mission, our church reaches out to every needy group in Hungarian society.
Diaconia
The diaconal service aims to reach people in need and motivate Reformed congregations to "Carry each other's burdens." (Gal. 6:2)
Institutions
The RCH fulfills its mission through maintaining certain institutions that serve not only their local communities, but people nationwide.
International Ecumenical Relation
Partnership and Cooperation
The partnership and cooperation with sister churches and organisations around the world, has always played a major role in the life of the RCH.
Coordination of Ecumenical Relations
The Foreign Affairs and Ecumenical Committee, assisted by the Ecumenical Advisory Board, is responsible for the RCH’s ecumenical strategy.
Mission Coworkers
The RCH believes it is important to deepen the relationships with partner churches by inviting and welcoming mission coworkers.
Congregational Partnerships - Twinning
If you are interested in establishing a partnership with a Hungarian Reformed congregation, please contact us!
RCH Film Campaign Awarded Again
News
An Exciting New Community Centre for the Refugee Mission
It is an extremely busy but exciting time for the RCH's Refugee Mission of the Reformed Mission Centre as it works to organize a newly acquired building in the heart of Budapest. The building will serve as the the Mission's new community centre.
Summary of the RCH Synod Youth Forum
According to statistics, there is a diminishing amount of young people involved in the church. The Synod Youth Forum has expressed its intentions to contest this fact. The Forum was held 19-20 April with more than 40 young participants.
How Natural Are We? – Eco-Congregation Conference in Budapest
The Eco-Congregation Committee of the Reformed Church of Hungary organized a conference on 27 April with the main topic of the conference focusing on the question: Our synthetic life: How natural are we inside?
Interview with the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea
Recently a delegation from the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea visited the Reformed Church in Hungary. The following interview is with Rev. Dr. Min Heui Cheon, the Executive Secretary of the Ecumenical Relations Department for the PROK.
East in West: Kirchentag 2013
Catch up on the RCH's participation in the German Protestant Kirchentag 2013 in Hamburg! Read about the festival events and the team's activities throughout the week right here through pictures and daily blog posts.
Summary of the April Synod Session
The spring meeting of the Synod, the highest decision-making body of the Reformed Church in Hungary, opened with a devotion by Dean István Csegei and the 12th session of the 13th Synod cycle was officially called to session by RCH Lay President Pál Huszár.
The RCH to Participate in Kirchentag 2013
Next week the Reformed Church in Hungary will take part in a celebration of faith at the 34th German Protestant Kirchentag in Hamburg. The festival, scheduled for 1-5 May, is a forum for participation and lively debates with more than 100,000 people expected to attend.
Celebrating 450 Years with the Heidelberg Catechism
It was 450 years ago that the Heidelberg Catechism was first published. From 1653 onward this booklet saw rapid growth, and in 2013 it is still being used by millions of people belonging to the Reformed tradition, and has become the most important confessional text of the RCH.
Touch: The Dialogue Powering Revision
The Church Revision Committee was created to examine the lives of congregations and through dialogue determine a national strategy. After its approval, the Revision Committee set about examining the best way to create meaningful discussion among the RCH congregations.
Staggering Census Numbers Released
Data from the 2011 Hungarian census has just been released, including some eye-opening statistics for the church. According to the report, the number of people claiming a Reformed affiliation in Hungary has decreased to 1.15 million.
Task: Community and Unity in Délvidék
Béla Halász, the new bishop of the Reformed Christian Church in Serbia, spoke about the importance of community and the reconstruction of unity in his installation sermon on 13 April. The service, framed as a ceremonial worship, was held in the Reformed church in Hertelendyfalva.
“This chaos is yelling all around us…”
The presidium of the Reformed Church in Hungary released a statement on 10 April after the national meeting of deans and elders condemning both recent cemetery vandalism and the statement of Rev. Loránt Hegedűs Jr. calling for an anti-Zionist rally in Budapest.
WCC General Secretary Visits Hungary
The Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary welcomed the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr. Olav Tveit, to Budapest this week where he met with several church and political leaders, including Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Prayers for an End to Tensions on the Korean Peninsula
In light of the increased tensions on the Korean peninsula, the RCH congregation from the Great Church in Debrecen has communicated a statement of support for all of those struggling with the present uncertainty between North and South Korea.
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.
Contact us
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Contact
Balázs Ódor
Ecumenical officer
Dóra Visontai
Ecumenical assistant
Address
Ecumenical Office
Reformed Church in Hungary
1146 Budapest
Abonyi utca 21
PO Box: 1140-Budapest, 70, Pf. 5
Phone: + 36 1 460 0708
Email: oikumene@reformatus.hu
English and German worship services in Budapest
If you speak English and you stay in Budapest, we invite you to visit the service of St. Columba's Presbyterian Church (The Scottish Mission).
Wenn Sie in Budapest verweilen und gerne an einem deutschsprachigen Gottesdienst teilnehmen, dann besuchen Sie die Deutschsprachige Evangelisch - Reformierte Kirchgemeinde in Budapest
Documents and Reports
Please find below some major documents – Synod statements, working plans, messages and annual reports – to give you a deeper insight to the life of our church.
