About us

About us

Welcome to our new English website!

Hohma Center Regional (HCR) is the biggest Noahide-Jewish organization in Bulgaria and one of the biggest in Europe.

Our members number over 7,000 in Bulgaria and over 80,000 across Europe.

Our organization's goal is to promote religious unity between the different peoples in God's Word, faith in the Lord, and in the keeping of God's Commandments.


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