Paul & Jocelyn Gracza
The Hungarian Messenger
105 New PTC Graduates
On July 5th the Pentecostal Theological College (PTC) celebrated its 30th graduation ceremony. It was a great joy for Paul to hand each of the 105 graduates their diploma and congratulate them on a job well done. Our youngest graduate this year is twenty-three years old and our oldest graduate is 70 years young. The graduate who lives closest to the college travels only four kilometers (2½ miles) to class and the graduate who lives farthest away from the school travels 700 kilometers (435 miles) one way to attend classes. Our programs at PTC includes MA and BA degrees in theology and numerous one and two year certification and continuing education degrees which prepare graduates to minister and work both inside and outside of the church setting. If you go to our website at www.ptf.hu and click on the English flag you can read more about the college and its various training and educational programs. This newsletter celebrates this year's graduates and highlights a few individuals that your prayers and your financial support directly impact and bless
Zsuzsanna Cieklinski
Petra Tonk Dunavari
Zsuzsanna and her husband János pastor a church in the town of Dudar. They have four children and also serve as foster parents to two additional children. Twenty years ago Zsuzsanna completed her BA degree at PTC and now graduated with a two year certification degree as a Child and Youth Protective Services Adviser. She assists families and children experiencing crisis situations in her town and in the surrounding Bakony region
Ákos graduated with a BA degree in Pastoral Ministry from PTC. He and his wife írisz are currently planting a church in the capital city of Budapest. Ákos is our youngest graduate this year and along with planting the church his activities include street evangelism, assisting the poor, and discipleship of new believers.
Petra graduated with a BA in Pastoral Counseling. Both she and her husband Gábor work with Cru here in Hungary and Petra's main responsibility includes discipling young Christians and helping them to live out their faith in Jesus. Petra's BA thesis was titled, The Importance and Necessity of Personal Discipleship in Tandem with Discipleship in the Local Church Setting and it is both an academic and practical study regarding effective discipleship for today.
Károly graduated with his Masters degree in Theology with a minor in Christian Leadership and Coaching. The church he pastors is in the northern city of Miskolc which has a population of 150,000. Károly was one of our student speakers at graduation and he challenged to the students to live a life of commitment to the Lord and of service to others.
Ákos Orcifalvi
Károly Tóth-Simon
Here we are together celebrating PTC's 30th graduation. Both of us have invested our lives in the training and development of a generation of Hungarians and we are thankful for the Lord's faithfulness and for His calling upon our lives. Thank you for your significant and ongoing prayer and financial support that undergirds all that we do here in Hungary!
We are Returning to the USA in 2026
We will be heading back to the USA for nine months beginning in June of next year. These nine months of itineration, meeting with supporters, and ministering in churches is always an exciting time for us. Please contact us ASAP regarding coming to your church for a visit. Our schedule is already filling up and we want to be sure to include you in our travels and visits. Please reach out to us via email at paul.gracza@gmail.com or call us on our Voice Over Internet (VOI) telephone number at 703-373-7539. We look forward to connecting with you soon.
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