Leaflet about Cinkota

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Fájl tartalma ( Teljes képernyő )

Telefon/Fax: +361 4000 441 
Mobile: +3620 8 244 244 
E-mail: cinkota@lutheran.hu 
Bank Account Nr.: OTP Bank Nyrt. 

11716008-20081548 

BUDAPEST 
Batthyány Ilona St. 53-55. 
H-1164 

Tel.: +3620 8 244 244 

Email: 

cinkota@lutheran.hu

  

Along Traditions  

...

 

Looking Forward  

to the Future 

Sundays: 10:30 am. divine service  

 

(communion on high days and 

 

every first Sunday of the month) 

Parallel with the services Sunday school for 
children in the Community Home 

 

 

Tuesdays: 6:00 pm. Bible study 

 

(in the Community Home) 

Thursdays:  

from 9:00 am.   

  Baby-Mum-Meeting 

 

  6:00 

pm. 

Choir 

rehearsal 

  (in 

the 

Community 

Home) 

Fridays:  5:00 pm. Youth Meeting 
 

(in the Community Home) 

Once a month on Saturdays: 

from 4:00 pm. Meeting of Young Adults 
 

(in the Community Home) 

 

Regular events  
in the Congregation  

Lutheran Parish Church  
at Cinkota 

Lutheran Parish Church  
at Cinkota 

The history of the Lu-
theran Church at Cinkota 
looks back for more than 
300 years. The church 
building, that is more than 
900 years old, assures 
that God is our refuge and 

strength (Psalm 46), in 
whom we find shelter even 
today. 

According to the order of King Stephen in the 
11

th

 century the first church could be built for 

10  neighbouring  villages.    It  used  to  have  a 
round plan. The Tartars demolished it in 1241. 
After that it was rebuilt and expanded to a sin-
gle-nave church with a semi-circular chancel. A 
tower was added in order to control the ene-
mies. 

An the time of the Reformation the church  was 
changed to be Calvinist. The withdrawing Turks 
terminated not only the church but also the 
whole settlement.  Cinkota became an unset-
tled place by the end of the 17

th

 century. 

In 1699, Tamás Beniczky, the landlord of the 
territory  called Slovak-speaking Lutheran set-
tlers from his  lordships from Upper-Hungary 
(nowadays Slovakia). They’ve got free practice 
of religion and  enough piece of land for their 
untroubled life. 

The congregation of the newly settled village 
renovated the church in 1775/6, and enlarged 
it  with  a  cross-nave  in  Baroque  style.  They  put 
also a Baroque steeple on the top of the tower.  

Rev. István Vető, Lutheran minister  

Accepting Community of Faithful Lutherans 

The Treasures 
of the Church 

 

The interior of the 
church has got its 
present form in 1891 
according to the biggest 
renovation ever. The altar 
was fit then. The theme of the altarpiece is: 
Christ on the Mount of Olives (Peter draws his 
sward to defend his Master). Its painter was 
György Vastagh. The wooden candlesticks were 
carved by Rev. Sándor  Prőhle. They show biblical 
scenes. The baptistery font is a donation of Rev. 

Pál Jezsovics in remem-
brance of his family. Also 
the pulpit was built in at 
the same time. On the roof 
of it a wooden painted 
statue is standing. 

The organ was designed 
then in the workshop of 
Sándor Országh.  József 

Győri altered it in 1958. The organ was renewed 
in its present form in 1986, according to the 
plans of Gábor Tra-
jtler, the former vicar  
of the church, later 
music director of the 
Lutheran Church in 
Hungary. 

There are three bells in the steeple of the church: 

 

 640 kg / 105 cm / 1989 — by Gombos 
 300 kg / 75 cm / 1816 — by Eberhard  
160 kg / 62 cm / 1923 — by Szlezák 

New Community Home 

 

The old Youth Home was built at the end of the 
Second World War. For many decades it gave 
place for the up-growing Lutheran generations. 
Its consistence has been getting worse badly so 
it was necessary to build a new, up-to-date es-
tablishment.  The new Community House, by the 
modern parish house, opened its doors for the 

congregation in 2009. 
This complex building 
meets all requirements 
for all generations. The 
great hall has a church 
atmosphere, the small 
room is ideal for nu-

merous activities. The tiny room upstairs is very 
popular for the Baby-Mum Group. The meeting 
room waits for smaller communities. There is 
also a „Retro-Club” with old furniture and a table 
tennis table for the youth, but we plan to create 
a homey common room — with the support of 
our Sister-Church in Finland — and we would like 
to name it by “Tapiola-Room”.  At the entrance 
we’re going to make the office with an archive. 
The well-equipped kitchen and the restrooms 
are suitable even for bigger events. 

 

BUDAPEST 
Batthyány Ilona St. 53-55. 
H-1164 
http://cinkota.lutheran.hu 

Telefon/Fax: +361 4000 441 
Mobile: +3620 8 244 244 
E-mail: cinkota@lutheran.hu 
Bank Account Nr.: OTP Bank Nyrt. 

11716008-20081548 

more than 
900 years  
old church  
at Cinkota 

Lutheran Parish Church  
at Cinkota 

the Altar at Cinkota