About us
"... I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink..." Board of Trustees DonateOur mission and vision
Our beginnings
The establishment of the foundation was created as a result of a mission-based deep desire born in the heart of pastor Gábor Vincze. It’s aim has primarily been to support the poorer areas of Hungary and the Carpathian region. Our main target groups are the Roma communities, the support and integration of this people group in society. Subjected to this, we also want to introduce them to God’s providence, thus presenting the love of Christ in a practical way.
Our goals
Ukrainian assistance
Due to the Russian-Ukrainian war that broke out our focus and one of our primary goals became to provide financial aid, charitable goods, and spiritual support to those living in Ukraine. They have found themselves in a difficult situation and in need of help due to the war. We also provide aid to those who have fled from Ukraine to Hungary.
Support for the needy
The aim of our foundation is to provide financial and charitable services to people in need.
Children and youth programs
Our foundation organizes Christian-based children and youth camps.
Our team organizes children and youth protection, crime and health prevention programs.
Study grants
When our fellow human’s need spurs us to action
Board of Trustees
The foundation is managed by a 3-member board of trustees: chairman Gábor Mandler, board member pastor Gábor Vincze and board member pastor István Simon.
Pastor Attila Páter
Founder
Attila is the pastor of the MPE community in Tiszabecs and the father of two wonderful children.
In 2003 him and his wife, Márta met Christ. This encounter has radically changed their lives by giving their family a new identity and a real purpose in life!
Their heart’s deep desire is to build the work of the Lord by serving orphans, widows and people living in deep poverty. The purpose of the establishment our organization has been based on the above-mentioned deep desire but it has shifted also towards welcoming Ukrainian refugees and towards actively participating in the aiding of the needy abroad!
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Attila family have been able to provide spiritual, financial and charitable help to hundreds of refugees through our foundation and other organizations.
Their life motto is: „We cannot be idle when others are fighting!”
Gábor Mandler
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Gabor was born in 1973 in Paks. He is happily married and the father of two children.
He completed his higher education at the BMF as a safety engineer and at the University of Óbuda as an occupational safety engineer. He is still actively working in this field as his main position at a large Hungarian company.
He currently lives with his family in the small village of Pátka near Székesfehérvár. God has been guiding and supervising his life decisions ever since 2012 when he got closer to Him.
Pastor Gábor Vincze
Member of the Board of Trustees
In the early stages of his life, Gábor understood how important it is for a person to experience that God sees him even when no one else does. This motivates his life, actions and decisions, and is also the main driving force of the House of Mercy Foundation.
„It is very important that after hearing from God, we also obey Him… When we hear and consistently do what God says, He can transform our character, and we hardly even notice how He will shine through our lives and other people can get to know Him.”
It is important to show the Christian values not only in words, but also in deeds. This is why Gábor does not only act as a preacher towards the needy, but also carries out active charitable work through our foundation.
He is happily married and the father of four children.
Pastor István Simon
member of the board of trustees
István was born in Csetény, in a Pentecostal family with three children.
Since Christmas 2000, he has been leading the Pentecostal Church in Székesfehérvár as a pastor.
God gave him a great compassion for the suffering, so he is also a colleague of the Hungarian Pentecostal Charity Service, as well as an active member and supporter of our foundation.
He lives in a blessed marriage, being the father of four children and the grandfather of two grandchildren.
Volunteers
Dr. Noémi Varga
volunteer
Zsolt Martini
volunteer
He was born in 1972 in Szentendre. He currently lives in Várpalota with his wife. He met God when he was twenty-one and has been living as a follower of Jesus Christ ever since. He is married, a father of three children. He obtained a French language and literature teacher’s degree at the Faculty of Arts of ELTE. In addition, he studied theology in three different institutions. He helps the foundation’s work mainly by maintaining contact with French-speaking donors, translating and interpreting.
„Protect the rights of the poor and the orphan, serve justice to the downtrodden and needy! Save the destitute and the poor, take them out of the hands of sinners!” Psalm 82:3-4″
Mrs. Andrea Lukács Balogh
volunteer
Andrea Baloghné Lukács is a kindergarten teacher by education. She lives with her husband and two children in Tiszabecs, a small village near the Ukrainian border.
She obtained her diploma as a kindergarten teacher at the Faculty of Special Education of the University of Debrecen. She has been working in the public administration for almost ten years. In 2021 she has obtained another qualification also at the University of Debrecen, and became a teacher specialized in child-protection. She currently works as a family-assistant at the Social Care Center in Szatmári. She performs family-support tasks in three villages and actively supports the activities of our foundation.
In her free time, she tries to spend as much time as possible with her family, sharing the joys of everyday life with each other.
Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’” – Matthew 25:34-36
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can be a volunteer?
We are currently fully staffed. If we start a new project, we will need more volunteers but we will announce it ahead on our website.
Hogyan támogathatom az alapítványt?
Alapítványunk munkáját támogathatja pénzadománnyal és természetbeni adományokkal is. Bővebb információt az Adomány fülre kattintva kaphat.
Where can I send charitable goods as donation?
If you would like to send us material donations, please always contact us to find a specific way to do it based on your location. Please contact us through the means provided in the Contact menu, or by clicking here to request a callback.
How do donations reach the people in difficult situations?
All the requests are examined by the foundation's board of trustees and accepted or rejected on a unanimous decision. We deliver the donations to the needy by the following ways: monetary donations are delivered by bank transfers or by cash given with a receipt when handed over. Other charitable donations are delivered personally to those in need by our board or by our volunteers.
What kind of donations does the foundation collect?
We collect both financial, monetary aid as well as non-monetary charitable goods.
Who does the foundation help?
According to our financial abilities we help anybody in need, people or organizations, provided they pass our board’s unanimous testing process.