People group profile · PG049966
The Slovaks of Austria
The Slovaks of Austria, numbering about 36,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a West Slavic community with centuries-old roots in Vienna and Lower Austria, enlarged by migration for work during Vienna's nineteenth-century industrialization and recognized as one of Austria's autochthonous ethnic groups.
They are a diaspora people in the Slav, Western people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Slovak.
Fast facts
- Country
- Austria
- Population
- 36,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Slav, Western
- Primary language
- Slovak (slk)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Slovaks 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 Slovaks
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
93% adherents
Primary language
Slovak · Indo-European family
100% speak Slovak
Gospel resources in Slovak
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1997 Slovak Bible Society · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Slovaks
- 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.
- 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.
Slovak in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109354) is reported in 7 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovaks | Slovakia | 4,595,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Slovaks | Czech Republic | 126,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Slovaks | United States | 32,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Slovaks | Canada | 23,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Slovaks | Sweden | 10,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Slovaks | Argentina | 9,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Slovaks | Montenegro | 5,900 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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