Hungarian Reformed Federation of America
The Hungarian Reformed Federation of America was a fraternal organization chartered by congress in 1907. Prior to 2011, the HRFA main office was located in the Kossuth House located at 2001 Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. In that year, the company merged with, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA and continues as District 3000 of GBU. Prior to the merger with GBU, HRFA published the Fraternity/Testveriseg periodical once quarterly.
History
The HRFA was founded at Trenton, New Jersey on July 5, 1896. The need was to build relationships between scattered groups of Hungarian immigrants and create congregational centers. There was also a need to support the financial needs of the members in times of death or disaster. The goal of the federation as defined by Rev. Sandor Kalassay were and are:By 1898 the federation had grown to 936 members and in 1907 it received a charter from Congress. The federation asked for and received a national charter to allow it to be a national organization, with branches in every state founded on charity rather than business.