Reformed Church, Vardarac
| Reformed Church | |
|---|---|
Reformatska crkva u Vardaracu Várdaróci református templom | |
The church building | |
Reformed Church | |
| 45°37′29″N 18°46′24″E / 45.62472°N 18.77333°E | |
| Location | Lajos Kossuth Street 71a, Vardarac[1], Bilje |
| Country | Croatia |
| Language | Hungarian language |
| Denomination | Disputed between Reformed Christian Calvinist Church in Croatia and Protestant Reformed Christian Church in Croatia |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | active |
| Years built | 1812-1829[1] |
The Reformed Church (Croatian: Reformatska crkva u Vardarcu, Hungarian: Várdaróci református templom) in Vardarac is a Reformed Christian Calvinist affiliated church serving primarily Hungarian community in the parish. Parish doctrine is grounded in the Second Helvetic Confession and the Heidelberg Catechism. Adherents of this tradition are often referred to as Calvinists, named after the prominent Geneva reformer John Calvin.
History
The parish of Vardarac adopted the Reformation in the 16th century.[1] Although a church likely existed in the settlement prior to the Reformation, no preserved documents provide information about it.[1] Construction of the present church building began in 1812 and was completed in 1829.[1] The structure was expanded in 1867.[1] In June 1957, a storm accompanied by a lightning strike destroyed the church tower, after which a temporary tower was erected.[2] Reconstruction of the original tower was completed in 2018.[3] The reopening of the tower was attended by president of the Democratic Union of Hungarians of Croatia Róbert Jankovics, State Secretary at the Croatian Ministry of Culture Krešimir Partl, Hungarian Consul General in Osijek Antonio De Blasio and mayor of Bilje Željko Cickaj.[4]
See also
- Hungarian Reformed Communion
- Reformed Christian Church in Yugoslavia
- Reformed Church, Suza
- Reformed Church, Kneževi Vinogradi
- Reformed Church, Kotlina
- Reformed Church, Kamenac
- Reformed Church, Karanac
- Reformed Church, Kopačevo
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Sklop reformirane kršćanske crkve". Ministry of Culture and Media (Croatia). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "Novi toranj na reformatskoj crkvi u Vardarcu". Radio Baranja. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "28. studenoga 2018. - Svečano postavljanje kupole tornja reformatske crkve u Vardarcu". Ministry of Culture and Media (Croatia). 28 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ Micheli Tünde (29 November 2018). "Visszanyerte hatvan évvel ezelőtti impozáns formáját a várdaróci református templom". Kepes Ujsag. Retrieved 24 December 2025.