Reformed Church in Hungary

Reformed Church in Hungary
Reformed Church in Hungary
	Logo of the Reformed Church in Hungary.
Classification	Protestant Christian
Orientation	Continental Reformed
Theology	Reformed
Polity	Presbyterian
Associations	Hungarian Reformed Communion; Ecumenical Council of Churches in Hungary; Church of Scotland; World Communion of Reformed Churches; Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe; Conference of European Churches; World Council of Churches;
Region	Hungary, Hungarian diaspora
Headquarters	Reformed Great Church of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
Origin	1567 ; Kingdom of Hungary
Separated from	Roman Catholic Church
Separations	Reformed Presbyterian Church of Central and Eastern Europe (1998) ; Reformed Evangelical Church of Yemen (21st century) ; Church of Jesus Christ in Yemen (21st century)
Congregations	1,249
Members	1,600,000 (Hungary); 2,500,000 (Total);
Ministers	1,550
Official website	http://www.reformatus.hu/english/

The Reformed Church in Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarországi Református Egyház, MRE, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːgi ˈrɛformaːtuʃ ˈɛɟhaːz]) is the largest Protestant church in Hungary, with parishes also among the Hungarian diaspora abroad. It is made up of 1,249 congregations in 27 presbyteries and four church districts and has a membership of over 1.6 million, making it the second largest church in Hungary, behind the Catholic Church. As a Continental Reformed church, its doctrines and practices reflect a Calvinist theology, for which the Hungarian term is református (pronounced [ˈrɛformaːtuʃ]).

The Hungarian Reformed Church became the symbol of national Hungarian culture, since it led to the translation of the Bible into the Hungarian language by Hussite pastors, and contributed to the education of the population through its school system.^[2]

^ "World Council of Churches - Reformed Church in Hungary". Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
^ Schanda, Balász (2015). "Religion and the Secular State in Hungary" (PDF). In Thayer, Donlu D. (ed.). Religion and the Secular State: National Reports. Madrid: Complutense University of Madrid, Faculty of Law. pp. 378–379. ISBN 9788484811626. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2022.