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Hungarian Name: Szoke Imre

Bio: IMRE SZOKE was born October 18, 1970, near Kolozsvar, Romania, to a nominal Reformed family.  In his early years Imre lived according to his desires and dreams.  Not knowing Christ and His grace, he was lost in his sin.  But the Lord had another plan for his life and, consequently, in March of 1993, he enrolled as a student at Karolyi Gaspar Institute of Theology and Missions.  Imre became a Christian there during the second year of his studies.  He graduated in 1996, and was ordained as a pastor in April 1998.  Since then he has been ministering in the Miskolc, Hungary, congregation as well as in other churches of the same denomination in Hungary and Ukraine. Along with his pastoral duties, Imre teaches at the seminary (homiletics and apologetics), directs publication projects at the Presbyterian Publishing House, works with the Hungarian homeschooling families, and takes care of other administrative duties related to the overall ministry. In the summer of 1997 Imre married Krisztina, who is a great helpmate in the ministry.  They have three children:  Aron (1998), Balazs (2000) and Zsofia (2003).  Besides teaching the children, Krisztina is the seminary librarian.

Hungarian Name: Siko Mihaly

Bio: MIHALY SIKO was born August 12, 1975, to a non-Christian family in Romania .  Although his parents were not Christians, they were religious, so from his childhood he knew that God exists and that He is a holy God to whom he will one day give an account of his life.  In spite of this, it took a number of years for Mihaly to humble himself before God and repent of his sin.  This he did in the summer of 1993 when he prayed to God to forgive his sins and to show him His will.  God answered his prayer, and in two weeks he entered Karolyi Gaspar Institute of Theology and Missions, and finished his studies in 1998. In the summer of 1998 he started his ministry in Marosvasarhely and Szovata.  In 2000 he moved from Szovata to Brasso where he served for two years before going to Szekelyudvarhely to help Gabriel Curcubet with the ministries there. In December 2003 Mihaly married Zita, and together they began to take up a ministry which had been started in the big, sinful city of Budapest, Hungary.  Mihaly conducts regular worship services, Bible studies, and evangelistic outreach ministries.

Hungarian Name: Bagoly Gyula

Bio: GYULA BAGOLY was born September 11, 1974, in Romania to a non-Christian family.  Gyula became a Christian when he attended a Christian camp at the age of 17.  After that he had a longing for missions, and was looking for a way to serve God.  In 1993 he was led by God to study theology at Karolyi Gaspar Institute of Theology and Missions.  After graduating he was asked to teach Greek and New Testament at the seminary. In 2001 he married Klara, and she joined him as a welcome helpmate in the ministry in Miskolc, Hungary. They have two children, Anna (2002) and Abigel (2004). Besides teaching and serving as Dean of Students, Gyula helps with publications, editing the church's quarterly magazine, The Narrow Way.  He also helps to supervise the work in Ukraine.  He is associate pastor of the Miskolc congregation and, together with Imre Szoke, pastors this church and ministers to the various congregations that are yet without a pastor.  

Hungarian Name: Szabo Peter Andras

Bio: Peter Szabo was raised as a Roman Catholic in Hungary. When he was 7, his mother was converted.   His connection with the Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCCEE) came through his mother when she became the doctor of the students at Karolyi Gaspar Institute. From then on, Peter began attending the camps and conferences. During one of those camps that the Lord seized his heart.  In 2003, he became interested in the Distance Education Program at the institute. It was in his second year in the Distance Education Program that God began to pull his heart toward the ministry. Peter met his future wife, Erika, at a conference in Sovata, Romania four years ago. Peter began courting her in October last year, and in September this year they were married.  Peter will be working with Pastor Sikó Mihály in Budapest, Hungary.