Pastor Greg Opean, who helped begin the Calvary Chapel movement in Hungary, returned after a two-year absence to observe the growing work of the Lord.

“How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.” Acts 10:38

Pastor Greg Opean had ministered in Eastern Europe for 17 years—planting and pastoring several churches soon after the fall of communism and the Iron Curtain. He eventually moved to Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, to begin another new church. There, new believers helped the church to grow until over a thousand people attended each week.

Greg had grieved when he sensed the Lord’s directive to return to America. In 2007, he left Hungary for California with his wife, Jen, and their two children. Two years later, with the CC Budapest leadership firmly established, Greg was able to come back for a brief visit during the time of a new church plant in the capitol city. Approximately 300 volunteers from CC Budapest took time off from their jobs to do outreach in the area and hold concerts, culminating in the third Calvary Chapel in Budapest. Greg’s old friend, Laci Németh, would pastor this new work.