First Hungarian Reformed Church of Homestead

416 East 10th Avenue | 10 am - 4 pm

YOUR EXPERIENCE

Visitors will have the opportunity to feel like they have gone back in time in old Europe. Explore the aesthetic beauty and religious symbolism of this church and learn more about its history from parishioners and the pastor. The most interesting aspects of the building are visible from within its open spaces. Here you will see the sanctuary - beautifully, though simply, appointed with original furnishing that have been in continuous use. Organist from 11am - 12pm and again 2pm - 3pm. Be sure to visit the downstairs social hall where photographs of 20th century members still hang.

NOTE: The rear door is wheelchair-accessible. Restrooms are in the social hall (lower level). A ramp leads toward the rear door, but there are several stairs at the bottom.

ABOUT THIS BUILDING

The building was constructed by Hungarian immigrants in 1904, the year after the church was constituted. It features a steeple with two bells, a pipe organ installed in the 1970s, stained-glass windows with Protestant and Hungarian themes, and Trinitarian symbolism hand-painted on half-dome nave walls. The building has been in continuous use as a Hungarian Reformed (similar to Presbyterian) church since its construction, with regular Sunday services held at 10 a.m. each week. Cards located at each of the windows explain what is depicted. Family names and other information (some lost to time) are painted on many of the windows. The barrel-vaulted ceiling provides wonderful acoustics, making it possible for a sermon to be heard without the sound system. The only recent change is conversion to power-saving LED lights in all the sanctuary fixtures, making the room brighter while consuming much less power.

• Wheelchair Accessible Entrance: YES

• Wheelchair Accessible Restrooms: NO

• Public Restrooms: YES

• Photography Allowed: YES