NOTICE
I hereby announce that on September 30, 2024, the Founders of the INSTITUTE TOLLE LEGE Foundation with its registered office in Warsaw, registered in the Register of Entrepreneurs and the Register of Associations, Other Social and Professional Organizations, Foundations and Public Health Care Institutions under the KRS number 0000602145 (hereinafter:.
as: “the Foundation”) by unanimous resolution decided to liquidate the Foundation.
The motion to open liquidation was registered with the District Court for the City of Warsaw in Warsaw, XII Economic Department of the National Court Register under the number WA.XII NS-REJ.KRS/060212/24/381.
Mr. Dariusz Bryćko was appointed as the liquidator of the Foundation.
As of the date of this announcement, the Foundation has no liabilities or outstanding debts.
Any claims against the Foundation may be reported within 2 months from the date of publication of the announcement, i.e. until December 17, 2024 by e-mail to the liquidator’s address: [email protected] or by post to the postal address: ul. Zajęcza 15, 00-351 Warsaw.
Recent Events
Inauguration of the Academic Year
On October 2 we inaugurated the academic year at the College of Theology and Social Sciences. Dariusz has just become the Director of English Theological Studies and is developing the Reformed/Presbyterian Theology track, newly created in cooperation with Tolle Lege. Brooke teaches Research & Writing courses.
New Publication
On September 30 we got our latest book from the printing house—A Friendly Conversation Between an Evangelical Minister and a Roman Catholic Priest. It is a Reformation-era work by Polish-Lithuanian minister Daniel Kałaj, now republished for a modern audience.
Development of the Reformed/Presbyterian Track at the College
In partnership with The College of Theology and Social Sciences in Warsaw, Dariusz was asked to develop a new Reformed/Presbyterian Theology track and serve as Director of English Theological Studies. Brooke will teach Research & Writing courses.
Official welcoming of our mission congregation
At the June Synod of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Lithuania, our church plant core group was welcomed as an official mission congregation.
Recent Events
A Conference on Puritans
On November 28 we hosted a conference on Puritans. The speakers were Rev. Dr. Dariusz Bryćko (Instytut Tolle Lege), Dr. Paul C. H. Lim (Vanderbilt Divinity School), Rev. Dr. Kamil Hałambiec (Wyższa Szkoła Teologiczno-Społeczna), and Rev. Dr. Bob Fuller (First Presbyterian Church of San Antonio, TX). Because of the pandemic, all the lectures and the discussion panel were hosted online. More than 100 participants were able to grow in their knowledge of Biblical truth and Puritan piety.
All the lectures are available online for watching.
Calvin’s Institutes Book Promotion
On September 24 we hosted a book promotion for the first-ever translation of Calvin’s Institutes to Polish, published by HORN.
Podcast
Polish-language theology podcast called In the Fiery Furnace. In its first season it discussed each chapter of the Westminster Confession of Faith, published by us in 2022.
Makowski Academy of Reformed Theology
Our Polish-language online courses are designed for all who wish to explore the Bible and the historical foundations of the Reformed confessions.
Books
In our three series we publish Protestant classics, primary sources, and textbooks never before available in Polish. Between 2016-2024 we run open to the public library in Warsaw.
Reformed Congregation
We support Warsaw church plant of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Lithuania and cooperate on various projects with other churches in and outside of Poland.
What does Tolle Lege Mean?
Tolle Lege is a Latin phrase meaning “take and read.” It is taken from St. Augustine’s account of his own conversion in his classic work Confessions. While weeping in his garden, overwhelmed by a sense of sin and separation from God, Augustine heard an audible voice, as of a boy or girl chanting in a neighboring house, “Take and read, take and read.” Startled by these words, Augustine interpreted it as a command from God to open the Bible and start reading the first passage he should find. The Apostle Paul’s words in Romans 13:13-14 confronted his most closely held sins – and the moment Augustine received God’s Word he was flooded with indescribable peace. He immediately confessed his faith to others and began a new life in Christ.