2010 Balázs Scholar

Róbert Bálint (2009-2010) is the fifteenth Transylvanian Unitarian minister to study at Starr King School in recent years. He is the minister in Mészkő, the Alabaster Village where Francis Balázs served. He also serves the small Unitarian congregation of Csegez. In addition to his theological studies, he has completed a degree in sociology at Kolozsvár Babes Bolyai University. He has been involved in the Unitarian youth movement, and worked with local social and charity organizations. With others, he has started the Balázs Ferenc Historical Preservation Project, designed to preserve and promote Francis Balázs's spiritual and material heritage. His wife, Réka is a forestry supervisor. They have two children.

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