The church address is Óbudai Társaskör (Óbuda Culture Centre), Budapest III. Kiskorona utca 7.

To find out more, visit their website: www.church.hu

In an interview with Pastor Attila Szűcs, this is what he had to say:

Tell me about your church (background: when it was founded)

We are a nondenominational/multi-denominational church welcoming all who follow Jesus whether they are here in Budapest for a time or are planning to stay.

The International Church of Budapest was founded in 1991, it was the first registered church after the fall of communism and we’ve been a “caring-sharing community of believers” ever since.

We have done many great things throughout the years and our website does list some of them but we like to look ahead.

We are excited for the plans that God has for us, as He says in Jeremiah 29:11.

For how long have you being leading the church and what or who inspired you to become a pastor?

I became the pastor of ICB this May. I first felt God’s calling twenty years ago and I’m still struggling to understand why He called me so early but I guess it kept me from looking at pastorship as just a profession.

I have been on our leadership team for the past six years and the team helped and encouraged me to start preaching and finally step into the role God called me to. The team also helps keep me from becoming a one man show, we work together to make ICB a better church.

What makes your church unique from other international churches here in Budapest?

We believe in personal prayer and we love to pray for people at the end of the service, whether their needs are emotional, physical, or practical. Many people have been helped, healed and restored in our prayer ministry throughout the years: visa problems got solved, people struggling with a sense of worthlessness have been restored and physical healing took place, just to name a few. We are thankful to God for His work.

How do you preach the gospel at your church? Because people look for different things in a church (for example do you preach what people want to hear, or it is more theoretical).

I believe that preaching needs to be practical and applicable. I like to involve our congregation as we discover and learn about God and our relationship with Him or take a fresh look at familiar Bible stories that we would otherwise be tempted to take for granted.

There is so much to rediscover and so many myths to dispel about these “same old” stories. I also believe services should be fun so I like to serve an appropriate portion of jokes even (or especially) when the topic is heavy. I am also privileged to have some great teachers on the team with whom I share the light burden of preaching on Sundays.

Why should people attend your church?

We love God and we love and care for each other. We want to draw close to God and see Him draw close to us.

We like to stay after the service for fellowship, refreshments and shared meals and enjoy getting a taste of heaven where people from all nationalities will be together and we will all speak Hungarian (takes an eternity to learn it, as they say). Okay, maybe not the latter.

We invite you to join us for a Spirit-filled church service. Come and worship with us on Sunday mornings.

Words by Abiade Zainab for XpatLoop.com

Proofread by Írj Jól Szolgáltató Kft