A NEW CHAPEL FOR THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN HUNGARY
Since the founding of The Christian Community in Hungary in 2011, we have been renting an apartment in Budapest for our chapel. Our community life has outgrown this space, and we are looking for a larger space with a garden, preferably not as tenants…
After prioritizing our criteria, in November 2025 we found a much more suitable property in Solymár, adjacent to Budapest.
On a 2,202 m² plot, there are two buildings with a spacious garden. On the property, there is a three-story building in Makovecz-style (organic architecture) with a 265 m² and a 205 m² farmhouse in need of renovation (semiopen area under the roof, a smaller apartment, a larger apartment, as well as a rented shop facing the streetgenerating rental income).
Pictures and current informations: https://kapelle-ungarn.hu/en/
We can easily imagine the growing community life in this new place: Greater capacity; there would be a separate room for sacramental consultation; guest rooms for travelers from afar Various programs for families, children and young people;
We could set up a residence for priests and probably also a chapel of rest; Anthroposophical working groups and seminars could also use the rooms.
CAN YOU HELP US?
Under our current lease, we would spend more than half of that
amount over 15 years on our existing chapel in the 145 m² apartment…
Through a statewide fundraising appeal, we have asked all our members and friends to make every effort to help. Your support through a donation or loan could also make a significant difference.
We are very grateful for all contributions and appreciate your support in the continued development of our community!
Donations can be transferred to the account:
Stichting de Christengemeenschap
IBAN DE77 3702 0500 0003 6248 00
BIC/SWIFT-Code: BFSWDE33XXX
Sozialbank AG, Wörthstraße 15–17, 50668 Köln
Subject: Community center in Hungary
If you are able to offer a loan, please send your offer to the following email address: info@akeresztenykozosseg.org
Subject: Loan for the community centerWe will then contact you to draw up an agreement that is suitable for both parties.
FLYER: Center of the Christian Community in Hungary
Max Wolfhügel: On the Road to Emmaus
The history from the beginnings to the present day
The first historic moments in the life of the movement for religious renewal in Hungary can be dated back as far as the 1960s. It was then that some Hungarian people maintaining relationships with East German families expressed the wish to have their children baptised in the way this sacrament is celebrated within the Christian Community. The first such baptism took place on 29 July 1965 and was celebrated by Gerhart Palmer, priest of the Christian Community.
Beginning from the 1970s priest Michael Kaiser serving in the Communities in Vienna and then in Graz put his huge efforts and enthusiasm to help establish new Christian Communities in Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia. Beginning from 1986 he held lectures interpreted into Hungarian, celebrated baptisms and children’s services in Hungarian, while confirmations and Acts of Consecration of Man were performed in the German language.
The first camp for children in the summer of 2000 hugely contributed to the enhancement of building our Christian Community. Under Michael Kaiser’s leadership there was a workgroup formed to study the sacraments and cosmic Christianity, while preparations started towards the foundation of a Hungarian congregation.
In 2002 all the Acts of Consecration of Man were already performed in Hungarian, and the number of those becoming interested in the movement was continually growing. The establishment of the Foundation of Christian Community that year served to provide a legal basis for the future work.
The ordination of the first Hungarian priest, Imre Silye took place in Stuttgart in 2007, and he was sent to St. Gallen, Switzerland. Simultaneously with his service there, in 2008 he together with Gwendolyn Fischer began to work as priest for the Hungarian Christian Community.
The next big step in the development of the community life was on 11 December, 2011 when on the occasion of the Foundation Event of the Christian Community in Hungary Vicke von Behr, Senior Executive of the Christian Community announced the appointment of Imre Silye and Gwendolyn Fischer as priests to serve in Hungary. The festive event of the foundation itself was held in the presence of 200 guests from all over the world between 17 and 19 February, 2012 in Dobogókő – a small mountain resort near the capital city of Budapest.
2016 saw the ordination of another Hungarian priest, Anna Bozókiné Tengely, who first was sent to serve in Wupperthal and Essen (Germany) till the middle of 2017. In September of that same year Gwendolyn Fischer retired and handed over the „torch” to Anna Bozókiné. Since then we have had two priests to serve in our native language. Simultaneously, Walther Giezendanner from Zurich became our regional executive.
Since the foundation of our Community we have been organising lectures, conversation groups and other programmes on a regular basis. In addition to the Acts of Consecration of Man held on Thursdays and Sundays, we also have an altar in Ispánk – a village in the west of Hungary, where services are held several times a year.
There are eight Gospel study groups spotted all over the country and conducted by our priests. Furthermore, we have a discussion group called „The Face of Peace”, where works by and about the Russian philosopher Vladimir Solovyov are read and discussed together with references by Rudolf Steiner to other significant Russian authors. In another conversation group called „Correlations of Fate” we read and discuss Rudolf Steiner’s „Manifestions of Karma”.
Every summer we have a camp for children preparing for confimation and also, a camp for families. The youngsters from our community regularly participate in the big event of the International Youth Meeting.
We keep contact with the Christian Communities not only in our region but all over Europe.
If you happen to be in Budapest, you are warmly welcome to our services, to our Community.
INFORMATION
Acts of Consecration of Man
Sundays 10am
Thursdays 7.30am, 8 January, 5 February and 2 April 2026 in German. There will be no service on March 5 (synod of priests).
More frequently in festive seasons. See the Calendar for all dates and times: https://akeresztenykozosseg.org/esemenynaptar/, with “Emberszentelő szertartás” meaning Act of Consecration of Man and „Szertartás iskolás gyermekeknek” meaning Children’s Service.
Address
A Keresztény Közösség
Budapest
Nádor u. 34.
1051
HUNGARY
Maplink
Contacts
Email: info@akeresztenykozosseg.org
Phone: +36 70 316 7859 (Maria Boros)
Website: https://akeresztenykozosseg.org/