• Vajk- Szent István was crowned the first Christian king of Hungary on December 25, 1000.

• Christianization of the pagans took several centuries and was brutal.

• Nintey-Five Theses of Martin Luther posted on October 31, 1517.

• Catholicism predominated the western part of the country (Hapsburgs)

• Calvinism flourished in the Turkish occupied region in the center (90% of population became Reformed)

• Unitarianism and eclectic reformers in the Transylvanian region (east).

• Lajos Csia (1887-1962): A modern reformer– Translated New Testament into Hungarian– Used “immersion” (“bemerítés”) for baptism – Tried to promote New Testament Christianity

• Annamarie Krassnig (a member of the Vienna church) smuggled out of communist Hungary the Csia New Testament manuscript.

• Eastern European Missions (Vienna, Austria) has distributed more than 15,000 Csia New Testaments in Hungary.

• Curry Montague (Budapest)• Hungary for Jesus mission team (originally led

by Dean Petty, now by Paul Henderson) (Budapest)

• Tim and Anessa Westbrook (Szolnok)• Tibor and Billie Tamas (Szolnok)• Michael and Lisa Shuttlesworth (Szolnok)• Nandor and Angela Cseti (Debrecen)• Jeff and Beata McGlawn (Debrecen)• Robert and Cendi Wells (Miskolc)

MAGYARORSZÁG (HUNGARY)

• Capital: Budapest• Population: approx. 10 million• Religion:

– 60% Roman Catholic– 20% Reformed (Calvin)– 10% Evangelical

(Lutheran)– 10% Misc.

• Language: Magyar (Hungarian)

SZOLNOK

• Jász-Kun-Szolnok County seat

• Population: approx. 80,000 (400,000 in the county)

• Main Religion: Roman Catholic

• Located 65 miles east of Budapest

• Budapest: Cong. #1 - 10 people Cong. #2 - 30 people

• Szolnok: 15 - 30 people

• Miskolc: 10 - 20 people

• Debrecen: 10 - 20 people

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1995 1997 2000 2002

Attendance

• One on one evangelism

• English/Bible classes

• Internships

• Summer camps

• Benevolence

• Seeker oriented Bible studies

• Gyula:– Taxi driver– Preacher

• Bora:– Struggles financially– Finds joy and

contentment with her church family

• Faithful church member

• Office manager of LET Christian Foundation

• Mastermind behind humanitarian efforts of Szolnok Church

• Began attending church at the age of 7.

• Had a brain tumor at the age of 14.

• Became a Christian after his cancer treatment ended.

• Won the victory after his second tumor took his physical life.

• An example of one who is in heaven because of mission efforts.

• Pray for the work

• Support interns and campaigners

• Go on short term missions

• Plant new churches