Hungarian Reformed Church in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. In front of the church is the Hungarian flag is also seen.
Hungarian churches in North America are those churches, which belong to Hungarian believers. In the
USA there are 31 Hungarian Catholic churches or parished, 65 Hungarian Presbyterian or Reformed churches. In
Canada there are 5 Hungarian Presbyterian churches. In
Mexico there is 1 Hungarian Catholic church and 1 Hungarian Reformed church.
A Hungarian priest, Rev. Charles Böhm built the first Hungarian church (St. Elizabeth Church) in
Cleveland, Ohio. The second Hungarian church (St. Stephen's) was founded at Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1897, and the third (St. Stephen's) at McKeesport, Pennsylvania, in 1899.
St. Stephen Hungarian Roman Catholic Church in Toledo
St. Stephen Church
The St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Magyar Church is located in
Toledo's ethnic
Hungarian
Birmingham neighborhood. The Parish was established in
1898, when about 300 Hungarian worker were dislocated to Toledo. At that time there was a wooden church, but it was destroyed by fire on
June 271908. This present, second church was built
in
1914. The church was dedicated to God and placed under the patronage of
St. Stephen, first king of Hungary, and one of the first Hungarian saints. The church has 750 seats, a 30 x 36 Sanctuary, 102 feet high towers.[2]
Between
1900 and
1905 about 30 Hungarian families settled down in
Prud'homme's enviroment, most of them was Catholic believer. The church was built between
1903 and
1911. The first priest was Father Oscar Solymos (served 1911-1930), he was buried in the cemetery of the church.[4]
Calvin Hungarian Presbyterian Church in Calgary
In
Canada there is 15 Presbyterian or Reformed church belonging to the Hungarian believers.[5] The Parish in Calgary was established in
1930. Initally they had plase for worship in 4th Avenue, the parish was there until
1947. In 1947 they bought an empty place at 101-14 Avenue SW and they started to build the church, which was ready by
1951. In
1966 the church was burned down. The current church was made in
1967.[6]