US PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DIGNITARIES VISIT EASTERN CROATIA

OSIJEK/VINKOVCI, Nov 30 (Hina) - A delegation of dignitaries of the Presbyterian Church in the United State. is paying a two-day visit to the Reformed Christian Church in eastern Croatia. The delegation led by Bishop Freda Gardner, on Tuesday held talks with the head of the Osijek administration of Reformed Christian Church, Jasmin Milic. There are 23 organised parishes of the Reformed Church in Croatia, and of them, 19 are in the Croatian Danube River Area. During the Serb aggression against the country, churches were badly damaged. The Reformed church in Bilje was burnt to the ground, while churches in Laslovo and Hrastin were substantially damaged. In addition, damage was done to churches in Vinkovci, Tordinci and Korod (the Vinkovci administration of the Reformed Church). All of them should be reconstructed and big financial means are necessary for this purpose. The financial aid of the American Presbyterian Church is therefore welcome, Milic said adding that thanks to such help the church in Tordinci has already been renovated. A delegation of the Presbyterian Church had previously toured churches in eastern Croatia immediately after the completion of war operations in the region, said the Bishop of the Reformed Church in Croatia, Endre Langh, during the dignitaries' visit to Vinkovci administration. The U.S. guests also visited Vukovar and several war-hit churches and parishes in eastern Croatia. (hina) ms