The Minister of the
First Unitarian Congregation in Budapest

József Kászoni-Kövendi started his work as a Unitarian minister in the year of 1977., in Transilvania. After 17 years he was appointed to the Hőgyes Endre street in Budapest. Since June 1th, 1998. he is leading minister of the Budapest downtown congregation, headquarters in Nagy Ignác str.

In addition to his studies in the Unitarian College in Kolozsvár he graduated an one year course at Unitarian College, Manchester and attended courses on Berkeley, Starr King seminary.

From his publicated works

The translation of Christine Morgan's: The Alabaster Village, Our Years in Transilvania

From other publications

• What are Unitarians?
• Organization - Hungary

FROM: A Global Conversation: Unitarian / Universalism at the Dawn of the 21st Century. Proceedings of a Theological Symposium, 25th-30th June, 2001. Edited by: Andrew M. Hill, Jill K. McAllister and Clifford M. Reed. 2002. Prague, Czech Republic, International Council of Unitarians and Universalists, 2002.

• Longing for Prayer
• Speak to Us
• Fruits

FROM: One and Universal. Prayers and Meditations from Around the World. Edited by John Midgley, President of the British General Assembly, Skinner House Books, Boston, 2002.

• The Unitarian Meaning of the Lord's Supper in Hungary

FROM: European Perspectives on Communion. Liberal Christian approaches to Communion and the Lord's Supper with sample liturgies from a range of church traditions connected with the European Liberal Protestant Network. Edited by David Steers, Published by the Ulster Unitarian Christian Association for the European Liberal Protestant Network, 2001.

From his sermons

Bitterness is The Star Name

"Why did I chose this specific apocalyptical background for today's ministry? Because I wanted to introduce by it something that we already have known for weeks: we have encountered the "bitterness" of the waters through the cyan - one of the most powerful poisons. It seemed to be coming from nowhere - but it was not, it was coming from somewhere else. It came as a falling star and stroke the innocent land living its normal, everyday life..."

István, saint politician

"There has never been a time or a moment in the Hungarian saga when so much depended on the will of one individual, than a thousand years ago, after the death of the ruler Géza, when István was elected to take his place and was crowned king. Not just so much, but everything depended on him. If István did not want, what he wanted and did not do what he did, there would be no Magyars alive today..."