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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Hungarians of Romania

The Hungarians of Romania, numbering approximately 1,260,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a Central European people whose culture reflects a unique combination of Uralic linguistic heritage, centuries of life in the Carpathian Basin, and extensive interaction with Germanic, Slavic, Balkan, and Turkic populations They are an Diaspora people, with Hungarian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Hungarian people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism. They primarily speak Hungarian.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Romania
People Cluster: Hungarian
Primary Language(s): Hungarian (hun)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,260,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000896
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hungarian
Language Family: Uralic

100%
%
Hungarian Speakers

Media Resources in Hungarian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Hungarian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1590 Károli Bible✓
Egyszerű fordítás (EFO)✓
Revised Hungarian New Translation (2014)/ Revideált új fordítású Biblia (2014)✓✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Hungarian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Hungarians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Hungarians:
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

Pray specifically for the Hungarians of Romania

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost among them will look to the One lifted up on the cross, believing in Him and receiving eternal life.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
readHebrew 4:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will boldly draw near to God as they approach Him in prayer, receive His mercy, and find grace for help in their time of need.

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
readMatthew 6:9b-10

Pray that God will raise up Christians who are driven by a desire to see God's name worshiped, His kingdom come, and His will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Ask Him to send them to the lost in this people group and sustain them.

Hungarian Across Countries (ROP3 - 103918) reported in the following countries:

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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
HungariansPG000831HungariansHungary8,890,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG000896HungariansRomania1,260,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG000971HungariansSlovakia519,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG047841HungariansSerbia339,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG042481HungariansFrance250,000Unengaged and UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG048583HungariansUkraine118,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianEastern Orthodox Christianity
HungariansPG000642HungariansUnited Kingdom104,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG043271HungariansUnited States83,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG000021HungariansAustria64,500No Longer UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG043408HungariansCanada42,000No Longer UnreachedHungarianUnaffiliated
HungariansPG000555HungariansSweden32,500Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianUnaffiliated
HungariansPG007934HungariansAustralia19,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG000759HungariansCroatia15,500Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG000980HungariansSlovenia6,700Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism

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