People group profile · PG043530
The Austrians of the United States
The Austrians of the United States, numbering about 40,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a German-speaking Central European ethnonational population whose identity is rooted in the historical territories of Austria and shaped by centuries of Habsburg rule.
They are a diaspora people in the Germanic people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Unaffiliated, and they primarily speak German.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 40,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Germanic
- Primary language
- German (deu)
- 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
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Austrians 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Austrians
- 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
53% adherents
Primary language
German · Indo-European family
100% speak German
Gospel resources in German
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (German, Standard)
- Magdalena (German, Standard)
- The Savior (German, Standard)
Bibles
- 1545 Luther Bibel · text
- 1905 Darby Unrevidierte Elberfel · text
- 1912 Luther Bibel · text
- 1971 Darby Unrevidierte Elberfel · text
- Hoffnung für alle® · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Austrians
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Austrian, Bavarian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100626) is reported in 3 other countries.
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