Hungarian Reformed Church in America
The Hungarian Reformed Church in America is a mainline
Protestant church in the United States that serves people of Hungarian ancestry.[1] The church has approximately 6,080 members.[2]
History
After
McKeesport, PA. In Dubuque they established a Presbytery. The dean was Endre Sebestyén, the janitor was István Bodnár. Sister church relations was established with the Hungarian Reformed Church.[3]
In 1928 a
classes. They hold Synod meetings in every four years.[5]
Statistics
Today there are 23 congregations, 11
mission churches, and 24 pastors
.
Recent issues
The Hungarian Reformed community in America was refreshed by the refugees fleeing the Soviet crushing of the abortive revolution of 1956. Although the Hungarian Reformed Church in America has faced ageing and declining memberships, the church has more recently opened several new mission churches.
The Hungarian Reformed Church in America applied for membership in the Reformed Church in Hungary in May 2009. Later the Hungarian Reformed Church in America voted to join the Reformed Church in Hungary. In the same year the church celebrated its 85th anniversary.[3]
Theology
- Apostles Creed
- Nicene Creed
- Heidelberg Catechism
- Second Helvetic Confession
Congregations
- See Hungarian congregations across the US www.hungariancatholicmission.com/faith/otherhungariandenominations-us.htm
- American Hungarian Reformed Church (Allen Park, Michigan)
- Free Magyar Reformed Church of San Francisco & Vicinity (Redwood City, California)
References
- ^ "Appendix B: Classification of Protestant Denominations". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Hungarian Reformed Church in America — World Council of Churches". www.oikoumene.org. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ a b Category: Történelmünk. "85 éves az Amerikai Magyar Református Egyház". Hungarianrca.org. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ Category: Történelmünk. "Egyházunk". Hungarianrca.org. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ Johannes a Lasco Library. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". Reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 2019-09-10.