The new evangelical church in Budakeszi was offered to martyred Christians

Tamás Fabiny, the president-bishop of the Hungarian Evangelical Church, consecrated the new Lutheran church in Budakeszin on Saturday. The house of God was built in the XX. and the XXI. It was recommended to Christians who were martyred in the 19th century.

In his sermon, Tamás Fabiny said: the church was built in the XX-XXI. It was dedicated to Christians who were martyred in the 19th century. That is why the names of 12 martyrs belonging to different denominations are written on the six pillars holding the roof of the church, which represent the Carpathian basin and the five continents. " Martyrdom knows neither geographical nor denominational boundaries," said the evangelical bishop.

In the fate of these martyrs, Jesus' words came true: "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves," he said, adding: the time may come at any time when believing in Jesus can be equal to certain death.

Tamás Fabiny also touched on the fact that the new church is the "gate of heaven, a sign of the holy in an often godless world moving away from God".

He expressed his hope that the church and, even more so, the "living stones", the congregation, and the entire Lutheran Church will be recognizable by the fact that it is open to everyone.

Miklós Soltész, the State Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office responsible for church and ethnic relations, highlighted in his speech that in recent times, nearly 150 new churches have been built throughout the Carpathian Basin with the cooperation of the government and Christian churches. However, these churches will only be filled with believers and young people "if we take up our faith".

He noted: In Western and Northern Europe, churches are emptying and congregations are disappearing because church members "bow down" to the expectations of a "politically correct world" and do not dare to speak the truth of Jesus Christ.

The sacrifice of the martyrs and the new churches will also make sense if "we Christians accept at least the white martyrdom", added Miklós Soltész.

Tristan Azbej, the Prime Minister's Secretary of State responsible for helping persecuted Christians, interpreted Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's good wishes.

The Secretary of State highlighted that, apparently, we are stronger than the persecuted Christian communities in many ways, but in fact "we can learn from them, we can draw strength from their faith".

He recalled: during his trip to Egypt, he met people whose family members were executed by members of the Islamic State a few weeks earlier. A little girl whose father and uncle were murdered said she does not mourn her loved ones because they are in a good place. We must cry and pray for their killers.

Tristan Azbej emphasized: the little girl's testimony warns that "we cannot turn with enough humility" towards the persecuted Christians. "We can be proud" of the help that Hungary provides at the state level , but this assistance "must not be condescending".

He noted: Hungary can be proud of the fact that over the past four years it has enabled more than a quarter of a million persecuted Christians to stay in their homeland in more than 40 countries.

He added that he is also proud that helping Christians is not only a government program, but also enjoys the support of many well-intentioned Hungarian believers and non-believers.

Tristan Azbej thanked the Evangelical Church of Hungary and the evangelical believers for participating in this mission.

The ellipse-based church was built based on the plans of László Benczúr, a Ybl award-winning architect who is also the supervisor of the church. The highest point of the building is the 18.5 meter high tower made of exposed concrete, which is reinforced on two sides by reinforced concrete walls. A church community space was also built next to the church.

The government supported the construction of the church with HUF 330 million.

MTI