The Hungarian Reformed Church in
Allen Park, Michigan
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Ford Motor Company is an integral part of the community. Many of the company's offices and facilities lie within the city limit ...
, is the only remaining
Hungarian Reformed
Reform is beneficial change
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congregation near
Detroit, Michigan
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out of the former four.
History
Detroit had at least seven churches to serve the new Hungarian immigrants in the 1890s when they flowed into this metropolis. Now, there is one lone church in the vanished Hungarian section of Detroit called Del Ray on South Street.
Doctrine
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Heidelberg Catechism
The Heidelberg Catechism (1563), one of the Three Forms of Unity, is a Protestant confessional document taking the form of a series of questions and answers, for use in teaching Calvinist Christian doctrine. It was published in 1563 in Heidelberg, ...
*
Second Helvetic Confession
The Helvetic Confessions are two documents expressing the common belief of the Calvinist churches of Switzerland.
History
The First Helvetic Confession ( la, Confessio Helvetica prior), known also as the Second Confession of Basel, was drawn up in ...
Affiliations
The congregation is a member of the
Reformed Church in Hungary
The Reformed Church in Hungary ( hu, Magyarországi Református Egyház, MRE) is the largest Protestant church in Hungary, with parishes among the Hungarian diaspora abroad. Today, it is made up of 1,249 congregations in 27 presbyteries and four ...
, the
Calvin Synod (United Church of Christ), and the
Hungarian Reformed Church in America The Hungarian Reformed Church in America is a mainline Reformed Protestant church in the United States that serves people of Hungarian ancestry. The church has approximately 6,080 members.
History
After World War I, Hungarian people began to co ...
.
References
External links
Official church websiteFacebook page
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Christian organizations established in 1904
Hungarian Reformed organizations in North America
Hungarian-American culture in Michigan
Churches in Wayne County, Michigan
1904 establishments in Michigan