ROMANIA
Romania is a country in Southeastern Europe. Romania borders Hungary
and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to the northeast, and
Bulgaria to the south. Romania has a stretch of sea coast along the
Black Sea, and the eastern and southern Carpathian Mountains run
through its center.
The modern state of Romania was formed by the merging of the
Danubian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia in 1859.The state
united with Transylvania in 1918. Its capital and largest city is
Bucharest, the sixth largest city in the EU. Romania joined NATO on
March 29, 2004, and the European Union on January 1, 2007. Romania has
the seventh largest population and the ninth largest territory in the
EU.
Romania is a secular state, thus having no national religion. The
dominant religious body is the Romanian Orthodox Church. Other
important religions include Roman Catholicism, Protestantism,
Pentecostal denominations, and the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church.
Romania also has a historically significant Muslim minority
concentrated in Dobrogea. Based on the 2002 census data, there are also
6,179 Jews, 23,105 people who are of no religion and/or atheist, and
11,734 who refused to answer. On December 27, 2006, President Traian
Basescu approved a new Law on Religion; under the new legislation,
religious denominations can only receive official registration if they
have at least 20,000 members, or about 0.1 percent of Romania’s total
population.
Camp Bit of Heaven | www.campbitofheaven.com | abitofheaven@gmail.com
Camp Bit of Heaven was founded by Cristi Hodoraba, and reaches out to
the young people of Romania, including the large Gypsy population, with
the message of Christ. The camp setting provides a wonderful place to
capture the attention and hearts of the children and teenagers who come
to camp, offering them the Hope of Christ.
SMIRNA
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jennut@bigfoot.com
Foundation Vista
is a non-profit ministry caring for the lost and needy in the Romanian
area of Drobeta Turnu Severin. Christ The Rock has been supporting this
ministry since 1999. Along with providing skill programs for older
orphans, children’s ministry, humanitarian projects and discipleship,
the leaders of Foundation Vista took the steps in 2006 to launch a
church plant called SMIRNA. CTR has been invited to be a part of this
church plant.
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Horizon of Hope
| www.horizonofhope.ro
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peterg@bcbfagaras.org
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kyleg@bcbfagaras.org
Petry and Kyle Groza live in Fagaras Romania. Right now their ministry
is divided into two parts. Leading the music ministry, and being
involved in both the youth and children’s ministries of Bethany Baptist
Church. A big part of their time involves working in villages with
children of all ages, teaching them about God’s love.
Horizon of Hope is a ministry whose main goal is to reach the young
adults of Romania and give them more opportunities. These opportunities
would include teaching them both the physical and spiritual skills they
need to survive. Stay up to date with Horizon of Hope on their blog at www.horizonofhope.ro/blog.