Hungarian Reformed Church in America

The Hungarian Reformed Church in America is a Reformed Protestant church in the United States that serves people of Hungarian ancestry.

History

After World War II, Hungarian people come to the United States. They established churches which were under control of the Reformed Church in their home country. In 1921 an agreement was made to be part of the American Reformed churches. This was the Tiffini Agreement. One part of these churches accepted this - today this is the Calvin Synod of the United Church of Christ - but not all. Dr Zoltan Kuthy a dean in New York and Rev. Endre Sebestyén dreamed of a separate Hungarian Reformed Church, this effort was widely supported. Independent Hungarian churches separated from these churches the first was the Independent Hungarian Reformed Church in Dubuque, Pennsylvania in 1924. The Independent Hungarian Reformed Church in America was formed. Five pastors signed the creation of this new denomination, Rev. Lajos Nánássy, Perth Amboy, NJ, Mihály Kovács, Detroit, MI, Endre Sebestyén, Duquesne, PA, Károly Vincze, Carteret, NJ, György Borsy-Kerekes, 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.^[1]

In 1928 a General Assembly was held in Trenton, NJ and a second presbytery was created, this time the denomination consisted of 17 congregations and 12 pastors. The church had a newspaper, founded in 1921, this was the Hungarian Church (Magyar Egyház - in Hungarian)^[2] The present name was adopted in 1958. The church follows the Hungarian model and elects bishops for its three classes. They hold Synod meetings in every three years.^[3]

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.^[4]

Theology

Congregations

Hungarian Reformed Church in Portland, OR
See hungarian congregations across the USAwww.hungariancatholicmission.com/faith/otherhungariandenominations-us.htm
American Hungarian Reformed Church (Allen Park, Michigan)

References

External links

Presbyterian and Reformed denominations in the United States

American Presbyterian Church Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America Bible Presbyterian Church Calvin Synod (United Church of Christ) Canadian and American Reformed Churches Christian Presbyterian Church Christian Reformed Church in North America Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Covenant Presbyterian Church Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church Covenanting Association of Reformed and Presbyterian Churches Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America ECO Evangelical Assembly of Presbyterian Churches in America Evangelical Association of Reformed and Congregational Christian Churches Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians Evangelical Presbyterian Church Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church Federation of Reformed Churches Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals Free Church of Scotland Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) Free Presbyterian Church of North America Free Reformed Churches of North America Heritage Reformed Congregations Hungarian Reformed Church in America National Association of Congregational Christian Churches Netherlands Reformed Congregations Orthodox Christian Reformed Church Orthodox Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church in America Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Presbyterian Reformed Church Protestant Reformed Churches in America Presbyterian Church in Korea (Koshin) Primitive Baptists Reformed Anglican Church Reformed Church in America Reformed Church in the United States Reformed Congregations in North America Reformed Presbyterian Church – Hanover Presbytery Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America Reformed Presbytery in North America Sovereign Grace Churches United Church of Christ United Reformed Churches in North America Upper Cumberland Presbyterian Church Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States

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