Still emerging from the shadow of the Iron Curtain, the Reformed Church of Hungary (RCH) is constantly seeking new partners to come alongside it in its search for its role in the new Hungarian society.
Two young representatives of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) who were part of an international ecumenical delegation to the Hungarian Reformed Youth Festival in Tata, Hungary, have written reflections on their experience.
Krissy Moehling of Pittsburgh and Allison Tirone of Wheaton, Ill., attended “Csillagpont” (“StarPoint”), which drew more than 3,300 young people from 30 countries from July 17-23.
Their participation was funded by the Department of Ecumenical and Agency Relations of the Office of the General Assembly and the Youth Ministry office of the General Assembly Mission Council. The Reformed Church in Hungary (RCH) is a partner denomination of the PC(USA).
Lee Hinson-Hasty, Coordinator for Theological Education and Seminary Relations, is home now, after a four-month sabbatical. His wife, the Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, a professor of theology at Bellarmine University taught as a Fulbright scholar this past fall at Debrecen Reformed Theological University, founded in 1538 in Hungary. The Fulbright Scholar Program provided funding for the entire family— including 10-year old Garrison and four-year-old Emme— to be together in Debrecen.