From Reformation's times lives Unitarians in Jobbagyfalva and still 1951
the congregation it belongs to Church with Nyaradszentmarton. The most ancestral
object of the Church is a small bell from 1679, what is donated by daughter of
Janos Sarosi in year of 1711. This small bell was used the first time in the belfry
and after the year of 1829, when the congregation's chapel was build this small
bell was put in to the tower. This small bell - with the second bell we will mention
on his topic - from this year is calling the congregation to the Sunday worship
to the chapel build between 1936-1938. About history of Jobbagyfalva we can study
the document of Balazs Orban from the "Description of Szekler Land".
As well from handwriting documents of Mozes Boros (1893-1973) used to be the cantor
of this congregation we can learn about the history of this place. From Dr. Lajos
Kocsis - who has borne in this village and today is a dentist in Sepsiszentgyorgy
- also has written pages of history of Jobbagyfalva, written in "Aluta"
edited by the Museum of Sepsiszentgyorgy in the year of 1974-1975. The monograph
from the year of starting the separate church is writen by Rev. Denes Szasz in
" 302 year of history of Unitarian Congregation in Jobbagyfalva " and
it was edited in Kereszteny Magveto in year of 1981 in class 876 number 4 . Rev.
Sandor Szen in 141/2000 wrote a short history of church. This small writing is
based to his worlds mostly. The congregation has had a chapel before he would
start the separately congregational life. The works build temple on land donated
by secretary Jeno Nagy between 1936-1938 in the service year of Zsigmond Mate,
when the curators used to be Pal Balogh and Gyorgy Laszlo . The members of that
time mostly passed away, many of them were martyr of Second War World. In the
congregation still lives, which in that times were young and they still remember
those gloriously times of the congregation. From donations of members were collected
90-100.000 leis in that times what summa were nice money. Nearby with Chapel were
the Unitarian School, what were nationalized in 1948 and it was lost from the
church. Still 1996 used to be Kindergarten, but because of bad shapes the building
became unusable. About this topic and about our future's plan you can read in
our homepage on Storm's Haven. It is interesting to mention that in 5 of March
of 1951 on the big congregational meetings Rev. Attila Simo has greeted the gatherings.
" The "filia" (see you about "filia" in Nyaradszereda's
church history also in this homepage) of Nyaradszentmarton, the congregation in
Jobbagyfalva has developed very soon in this past four year. The habits of members
are as a good example to many of us. Their old whish is to become a separately
church it seems headed. " This congregational meeting decided to became a
separately church, what was elected by Senate of Unitarian Church. During this
past year the ministers who served the congregation were:
1.Rev.János Gergely 1957- May of 1958
2. Rev. Lajos Kecskes July of 1958- 1 Novemner of 1969
3. Rev. Dénes Szasz March of 1970 - 31 January of 1983
4. Rev. Sándor Szen 1 February of 1983 - 30 September of 2003
5. Rev. Szialard Sándor 1 Decemeber of 2003
.
The Musicians during this year were:
1. Mózes Boros 1926-1950
2. Zsigmond Majai 1951-1988
3. Short time László Balazsi ]
4. Angéla Szasz from 1 June of 2003
The curators during this year were:
1. 1951- Sándor Laszlo 1 year
2. 1952-1953 Albert Szasz 2 years
3. 1954 - Kálmán Kocsis 1 year
4. 1955-1957 Márton Laszlo 3 years
5. 1958-1960 Kálmán Kocsis 3 years
6. 1961- 1963 Lajos Nagy 1 year
7. 1964-1966 Albert Nagy 3 years
8. 1967- 1969 Mihály Fazakas 3 years
9. 1970 - Kalaman Kocsis 1 years
10. 1971-1974 Laszlo Mozes 5 years
11. 1975-1980 József Komancsik 6 years
12. 1981-1983 József Laszlo 3 years
13. 1984-1986 Márton Fazakas 3 years
14. 1987-1989 György Fazakas 3 years
15. 1990-1992 Zsigmond Kocsis 3 years
16. 1993-1996 András Laszlo 4 years
17. 1997 -1999 ifj. Mihály Fazakas 3 years
18. 2000- 2003 Lajos Szasz 3 years
19. 2004 - id. Pál Balogh
..
The history of Church can divide in four parts. Rev. Sandor Szen makes this
dividing.
Part one:
The beginnings: buying parish house, repairs of tower, having cups and plates
for Lord's Supper, buying the wardrobe for documents
are talking about
the devotion of members.
Part two:
The part of continuations: build outbuildings nearby parish, electricity supply,
the white washing of temple, the repainting of desks in the temple. Etc.
Part tree: the part of repairs of parish and of temple,
Part four: the part of getting expanse: decoration of temple with arts of handwork,
repairs of temple outside and inside as well the parish house and building a
new room into parish house.
Part five: From 1 December of 2003, when Rev. Szilard Sandor became the new
minister of church. I would call this part the incessant time of present. From
the new plans you can read in this homepage also, as a heritage of this congregation.
We demolished the ex Unitarian old building with voluntary work for church,
we have this homepage and email, and we have dreams of hopes with building a
Storm's Haven to renew the place with a Home of Service were the Unitarian School
used to be. The congregation is unable to make such of effort to build this
building, as a continuation and as own being for future. The donations are welcome,
and in that new building we plan to make host rooms also for those who may hope
to hope with us, and who may serve to serve with us the community and the faith
which makes life nicer and better. The church has a newsletter called Hazanezunk,
what means, "We look to our homes", translated literally, may we can
name "Homing".
Please contact sszialrd@lorinfo.ro
about your suggestions and your whish of help to us. We will come later with
our plan and with account numbers.
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