Bethlen Almanac 2000 (Ligonier)
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During the 1940’s English language worship services were added to accommodate the immigrant’s children and grandchildren. After the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the Church was active in settling refugees in the Wharton area. Many became pillars of strength in the Church. Our Church today is composed of a combination of Hungarian immigrants, their Hungarian children and grandchildren, and the general population who adhere to the Reformed theology. The Church is presently a member of the Presbyterian Church of USA through the Newton Presbytery. Worship services are on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. in English language and at 11:00 a.m. in Hungarian language. Fellowship follows each service. Our annual picnic was attended by more than sixty members and guests. The 26th “Canal Day” Festival was also a big success. The Ladies’ Aid Society served mounds of delicious “palacsinta”, stuffed cabbage and goulash soup. Our Chief Elder is Mr. Andrew Csontos. The organists are Mrs. Mimi Taylor Veress and Mrs. Gabriella Vass. Charles G. Olah, Lay Pastor Reformed Presbyterian Church Manassas, Virginia The year 2000 marks my first year in Calvin Synod. Hungarian is not my mother tongue, but it is my daughter tongue. My daughter Izzi (Elizabeth) spent the summer in Hungary and took the language course at Debrecen. People in my congregation loved her reports on life in Hungary and the royal treatment that she received from Christian Observer readers, especially in Sárospatak. My heart nearly broke as I heard Izzi describe the places I had seen in Hungary and Romania and listened to the messages she brought from my many friends there. I serve as pastor of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Manassas, Virginia, and edit the Christian Observer. We had six students in the Heidelberg Catechism class this year and the junior high students began to study the English version of Dr. Beek’s textbooks used to teach the Reformed faith in Erdély and Ukraine. Regrettably I am only able to teach the catechism in English. Though only a minority of the members in the Reformed Presbyterian Church come from Erdély, we have strong ties to the Transylvanian 158
