Pozba Reformed Church

The village of Pozba lies at the centre of the Érsekújvár – Léva railway line. The first authentic historical data about the village dates back to 1339. In this year, King Charles Robert issued his registration order in favour of the Baravhkaiak (Baracskaiak), in which he also mentions Pozba. Even then, the Balog family's ancestral nest was in Pozba. ; The spiritual current of the Reformation certainly reached the village from Komjáti. Gál Huszár, the reformer of Felsődunamellék, may have consolidated the Swiss direction of the Reformation here as well. We conclude this because Pozba, together with its daughter churches, with the exception of Besé, belonged to the Komjáti (later Komárom) diocese until the issuance of the Edict of Tolerance. Unfortunately, the events of this early period are shrouded in obscurity, because according to the documents of the Komjáti ; diocese, it was first burned down in Hetény, and later in Csilizradvány. The earliest authentic data that has survived to us is from 1680. In 1721, in the examination of witnesses ordered by the county judge István Kohári, Pozba is listed among the churches that had a church and religious practice in 1680. According to this record, around 1726, János Szentpéteri was the Levite of the Reformed Church of Pozba. The name of the first known spiritual teacher is mentioned with gratitude and reverence for God. Based on the county decree issued on March 25, 1733, Pozba is registered in the list of occupied churches. Both the pastors and the schoolmasters were expelled from these churches, so the bitter time of complete orphanhood began. In this year, the village of Pozba was purely Reformed and counted 225 souls. During the mournful decades of the orphanhood, Pozba was still a daughter church of Baracska. ; Only the decree of tolerance of Emperor Joseph II brought the beginning of the reorganization for Pozba. After half a century of orphanhood, May 7, 1784 is an unforgettable date for the Reformed Church of Pozba. On this day, János Papp, the first pastor of the Pozba congregation after the Decree of Tolerance, began the work of the great organization. He held his first service based on the verse of Esdrás 7:27-28. These verses sprinkled ; light on the renewed life path of the congregation. Pozba, the daughter church until then, became a mother church, and the mother churches of Baracska, Lót and Bes, which had been greatly reduced during the period of oppression, joined Pozba as daughter churches and, breaking away from the former Komját tract, continued to live within the bosom of the Bars diocese. ; The current church of the congregation began to be built in 1784 by the predecessors and was consecrated in 1785. The construction of the church falls on the time of János Papp, the first pastor. The construction of the tower was led by pastor István Tolnai in 1843-45, who died here after 27 years of service in 1870. The church was shingle-covered again in 1820 and 1855, and in 1883 it was renovated inside and out. In 1910, the congregation covered the church with tin. In 1945, the war did not spare the church either. As a result of a direct hit from an air mine, the tower threatened to collapse. However, after the front withdrew, the congregation completed the restoration of the tower under the protection of the Lord. In 1956, the church underwent a complete interior renovation. The old, outdated benches were replaced with new ones, and the interior plaster and painting were also renewed with the devoted sacrifice of the congregation. The tin roof of the tower was also repaired and painted. In 1959-60, the mother church, together with the daughter churches, built a modern parish, the burden of which work was borne by the members of the congregation with the steadfastness of faith.