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HungaryCountry
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. Hungary’ s past describes the spirit of its people and also their struggle for freedom and independence, first against the Turks and the Austrian Habsburgs, then against Soviet dominion in 1956 and finally against communism in the more recent past when they physically took down the Iron Curtain in the Fall of 1989. They were the first window to the West.
People/Society
Hungarians place high value on independence, a strong and stable family, education, the security of a good job, on property and being able to travel outside their country. They display pride in that their country experienced democracy and reform before most other nations surrounding them. However, this pride is accompanied by pessimism and doubt about their own future and condition. Even their humor incorporates pessimism, which at times turns into whimsical cynicism.
Religion
Hungary’s total population of 10 million is made up of different ethnic groups. Of these ethnic Hungarians form the largest group (more than 90 percent). Other ethnic groups are the Roma, Serbs, Slovaks, Germans and Romanians. Religion does not affect the daily life of Hungarian people, although religious freedom was granted to all in 1990. More than half of the population claims to be Catholic – Roman or Greek; about 18 percent claim to be Calvinists; 3 percent Lutheran; 1 percent other Christian.
History
The Church of the Nazarene opened its first church in Budapest, Hungary in 1998 with 14 charter members.
The Church Today
Today there are five congregations with 125 members. The average worship attendance is about 170.
For more information, please visit the district’s Web site: www.nazaretiegyhaz.huOther countries in the Northern Europe Field: Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
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