New bishop of the Serbian Reformed Church, László Harangozó, was consecrated

The consecration of a new bishop took place on Saturday at the Reformed Christian Church in Serbia. The recently elected Bishop, László Harangozó, received blessings from all the Reformed bishops of the Carpathian Basin, and a welcome speech was delivered by the President of the Republic, Katalin Novák, in Bácsfeketehegy, Serbia.

President of the Republic, Katalin Novák, attended the Episcopal Consecration Service of the Reformed Christian Church in Serbia, which occurred on Saturday in Bácsfeketehegy.

During her speech, Katalin Novák stressed that Christians increasingly seek answers from God regarding the boundaries of violence and terror, actions to take when the security of communities and families is threatened and how to uphold God’s commands in this world. “The solution to all these questions can be found in unity. It is imperative that members of a community are so tightly connected to one another that they cannot be separated,” she emphasised.

“Just as a mother clings to her child, the Motherland can also cling to its children, including Hungarians beyond its borders, as now is the time for Hungarians to support one another,” declared the President.

János Nagy, State Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, read Viktor Orbán’s welcoming letter during the bishop’s consecration. The Prime Minister expressed that “those who have faith can achieve and persevere beyond their strength.”

According to reformatus.hu, László Harangozó, the newly elected Bishop of the Reformed Christian Church in Serbia and Pastoral President of the Synod of the Church, asked the community to pray for the realisation of the good wishes expressed during the service and for the vitality of a community that aspires to truly thrive.

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Zoltán Balog, Bishop of the Reformed Diocese of Dunamellék, Pastoral President of the Synod of the Reformed Church in Hungary, and Executive President of the General Convention, delivered the sermon.

As reported earlier, a survey indicates that three-quarters of Hungarians support Christian culture.