Hungarian Reformed Church of San Francisco & Vicinity

Dear Friends and Fellow Hungarians,

Recently, the Hungarian Reformed Church of San Francisco and Vicinity sold their church building in Redwood City with the goal of obtaining a new, more suitable location.

Additionally, the Bay Area Hungarian community has been trying to re-establish a Hungarian-owned Cultural Center for the last 40 years, in order to preserve our culture and traditions into the future.

Together, we can turn both dreams into reality! The Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church in Newark is now up for sale. The facility has a sanctuary, separate social hall, full kitchen, picnic area, fenced-in areas for children and lots of parking. With your generous support we can acquire this property which will be ideal as a new home for our church and to establish a Hungarian Cultural Center. This would be the only Hungarian-owned establishment in the San Francisco Bay Area.

We have been conducting Sunday services and hosting community events at this site for the last 8 months, such as the 1956 Revolution Memorial Dinner, “Stephen, the King” Day, Father’s Day picnic and St. Nicholas Sausage Dinner. Everyone who attended the various events was very excited about the potential acquisition of this desirable site.

We need your help to make a competitive offer by December 31, 2023!

We are $500,000 short and it’s going to take a village to raise this amount. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today so we can secure a new home for our church and the Hungarian Cultural Center for our entire Hungarian community to own and enjoy for generations to come!

These donations will be restricted for this purpose.

Please spread the word and encourage your family and friends to also make a donation.

We wish all of you a Merry Christmas and hope your holiday season is full of peace, joy and happiness!

With gratitude,

Hungarian Reformed Church of San Francisco and Vicinity

“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. “ - 2 Corinthians 9:7