Reformed Church in Hungary Newsletter – April 22, 2015
With the election of the Synod Legal Advisor and Chief Archivist, the new Synod, constituted on 25 February, is now almost complete. The election of the General Secretary has been postponed. Members of the Synod were assigned to standing Committees for the upcoming 6 years.
Synod Declaration on the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
We cannot see the end of the tunnel yet, but it is certainly there-claims Sándor Zán Fábián Sub-Carpathian Bishop. The weekly of the RCH asked him in an interview about the meaning of the Easter gospel, and what gives hope in difficult times to the Sub-Carpathian Reformed Hungarians despite the hardships.
Bishops and Lay Presidents met in Ukraine
Memorandum signed with the Church of Scotland
Rev. John Chalmers, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and the new Presidium of RCH expressed thier commitment to revitalized partnership by signing an agreement on the occasion of the 150 Years Jubilee of the Scottish-Hungarian Bursary Scheme.
Starpoint, the Youth Festival of the Reformed Church in Hungary is organised by youth for youth. The coordation of the event is by the RCH Youth Office and volunteers who work towards the success of the event. As Starpoint is only a few months away, Margit Tímea Kiss the Starpoint Festival Coordinator and Szabolcs Szontágh head of the Youth office of RCH were interviewed regarding the upcoming event.