Linda had a chance to visit churches in a few villages.
The church in Tordatfalva.
Linda’s there!
Here’s an inside view of a “typical” church. The minister preaches from the raised pulpit, the minister’s wife sits in the box below the pulpit, then men on one side of the church and the women on the other side.
The raised pulpit for the minister.
The banner the Ames partner church gave to the Tordatfalva church.
After services in the school, parishioners gather for treats and wine hour (we have coffee hour).
Lajos in another nearby village church.
The interior of yet another church.
The parsonage.
Linda with Tunde, the minister’s wife and the church president and his wife.
Chimney cakes are a traditional treat in this part of the world.
Coffee hour is chimney cakes and wine!
Nearly every Tranyslvanian Unitarian church has this imagry of a Dove of Peace standing on top of the world, encircled by the Serpent of Wisdom that is swallowing its own tail, symbolizing the everlasting cycle of life, and topped with the Crown of King John Sigismund of Transylvania, who issued issued the Edict of Torda, the first broad decree of religious freedom in the modern history of Europe.