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Hungarian Reformed Communion

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.
Hungarian Reformed Church
Magyar Refomátus Egyház
TypeWestern Christianity
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationContinental Reformed
ScriptureBible
TheologyReformed theology
PolityEpiscopal
StructureCommunion
Dioceses10
RegionCarpathian Basin
LanguageHungarian
LiturgyReformed
Origin2009
Congregations3,034
Members1,615,411

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

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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] In each of these, Hungarian retirees organized themselves as a new national denomination.[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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Hungarian Reformed Communion". Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hungarian Unit Day". Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Meeting of the Reformed Church in the Carpathian Basin". Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "End of Austria-Hungary". Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Toth Zsuzsa (September 24, 2010). "The training of the Transcarpathian Reformed Church". E-Journal Database File. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  6. ^ "History of the Transcarpathian Reformed Church". Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Hungarian Reformed Church". Encyclopedia Brittany. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "Hungarian Census:2022". Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "2021 Romanian Census" (PDF). Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "2021 Slovak Census". Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  11. ^ "Reformed Church in Transcaratia". Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Christian Reformed Church in Serbia". Reformiert Online. February 10, 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Christian Reformed Church in Croatia". Reformiert Online. May 17, 2004. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Christian Reformed Church in Slovenia". Reformiert Online. February 27, 2004. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.