Protestant church community
This article is about a communion of Reformed churches with Hungarian heritage. For the contemporary Reformed Church within the borders of Hungary, see
Reformed Church in Hungary .
The Hungarian Reformed Church (HRC ) or Hungarian Reformed Communion (Hungarian : Magyar Refomátus Egyház ) is a global fellowship of continental Reformed denominations historically related to the Reformed Church of Hungary .[ 1] [ 2]
The purpose of the organization is to maintain unity among Hungarian Reformed churches in different countries and to give joint representation of denominations in international organizations of Reformed denominations.[ 3]
History
From the Dissolution of Austria-Hungary , after the First World War , the members of the Reformed Church of Hungary were spread over several countries.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
On May 22, 2009, 6 of the Hungarian Reformed denominations decided to form a Hungarian Reformed Fellowship, also called the Hungarian Reformed Church.[ 1] [ 2]
Doctrine
All denominations part of the communion subscribe to the Second Helvetic Confession and Heidelberg Catechism as a faithful expression of biblical doctrines, such as the Reformed Church of Hungary .[ 7]
Likewise, they differ from the other reformed denominations in that they call those responsible for a church jurisdiction "bishop".[ 7]
Members
Communion members are:[ 1]
Country Denomination Number of congregations Number of members Year
Hungary
Reformed Church in Hungary 1,230
943,982
2022[ 8]
Romania
Reformed Church in Romania 1,352
495,380
2021[ 9]
Slovakia
Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia 304
85,271
2021[ 10]
Ukraine
Reformed Church in Sub-Carpathia/ Reformed Church in Transcarpathia 108
70,000
2015[ 11]
Serbia
Reformed Christian Church in Serbia and Montenegro 15
17,000
2004[ 12]
Croatia
Reformed Christian Church in Croatia 21
3,378
2006[ 13]
Slovenia
Reformed Church in Slovenia 4
400
2004[ 14]
Carpathian Basin Hungarian Reformed Communion 3,034 1,615,411 2004-2024
References
^ a b c "Hungarian Reformed Communion" . Retrieved August 7, 2021 .^ a b "Hungarian Unit Day" . Retrieved December 14, 2021 .^ "Meeting of the Reformed Church in the Carpathian Basin" . Retrieved December 14, 2021 .^ "End of Austria-Hungary" . Retrieved December 14, 2021 .^ Toth Zsuzsa (September 24, 2010). "The training of the Transcarpathian Reformed Church" . E-Journal Database File . Retrieved December 14, 2021 . ^ "History of the Transcarpathian Reformed Church" . Retrieved December 13, 2021 .^ a b "Hungarian Reformed Church" . Encyclopedia Brittany . Retrieved December 13, 2021 .^ "Hungarian Census:2022" . Retrieved May 18, 2024 .^ "2021 Romanian Census" (PDF) . Retrieved December 27, 2024 .^ "2021 Slovak Census" . Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2024 .^ "Reformed Church in Transcaratia" . Retrieved December 14, 2021 .^ "Christian Reformed Church in Serbia" . Reformiert Online . February 10, 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2021 .^ "Christian Reformed Church in Croatia" . Reformiert Online . May 17, 2004. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2021 .^ "Christian Reformed Church in Slovenia" . Reformiert Online . February 27, 2004. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022 .
