People group profile · PG000975
The Ukrainians of Slovakia
The Ukrainians of Slovakia, numbering about 10,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an East Slavic people of the East European Plain, speakers of Ukrainian, predominantly Eastern Orthodox with a Greek Catholic minority, marked by Cossack heritage, agrarian traditions, and a national identity forged against centuries of imperial rule.
They are a diaspora people in the Slav, Eastern people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Unaffiliated, and they primarily speak Ukrainian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Slovakia
- Population
- 10,500
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Slav, Eastern
- Primary language
- Ukrainian (ukr)
- Primary religion
- Unaffiliated
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ukrainians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Ukrainians
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
50% adherents
Primary language
Ukrainian · Indo-European family
100% speak Ukrainian
Gospel resources in Ukrainian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Ukrainian)
- Magdalena (Ukrainian)
- The Savior (Ukrainian)
Bibles
- 1930 Ukranian Bible · text
- Ukrainian Ohienko Bible 2015 · audio
- Переклад Р. Турконяка (UTT) · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ukrainians
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Ukrainian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110376) is reported in 25 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainians | Ukraine | 34,450,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Russian Federation | 1,115,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Kazakhstan | 418,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | United States | 377,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Canada | 254,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Italy | 244,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Moldova | 212,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Belarus | 155,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Germany | 145,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Czech Republic | 142,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Romania | 63,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Latvia | 48,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Uzbekistan | 47,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Poland | 45,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Georgia | 38,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Argentina | 36,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Brazil | 33,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Estonia | 33,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | United Kingdom | 33,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | France | 23,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Azerbaijan | 20,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Tajikistan | 13,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Venezuela | 9,100 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Turkmenistan | 8,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ukrainians | Kyrgyzstan | 2,200 | No Longer Unreached |
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