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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Slovenes of United States

The Slovenes of United States, numbering approximately 73,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a South Slavic people of Central Europe whose culture reflects the interaction of Alpine, Mediterranean, Balkan, and Central European traditions. Slovene society places strong value on language, education, and family life They are an Diaspora people, with Slovene as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Slav, Southern people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism. They primarily speak Slovene.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Slovene (slv)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 73,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043629
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

54%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Slovene
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Slovene Speakers

Media Resources in Slovene:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Slovene:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Slovene bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), 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

Next steps for the Slovenes:
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Pray specifically for the Slovenes of United States

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.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

Turn, O LORD, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
readPsalm 6:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and still struggle with the worries of this life, God will deliver them from worry for the sake of His steadfast love.

For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
readRomans 12:4-5

Ask God to send believers to people in other cultures and to help them use their gifts in harmony with others so that the body of Christ may be built up.

Slovene Across Countries (ROP3 - 109357) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SlovenesPG000982SlovenesSlovenia1,960,000Engaged yet UnreachedSloveneRoman Catholicism
SlovenesPG043629SlovenesUnited States73,500Unengaged and UnreachedSloveneRoman Catholicism
SlovenesPG000356SlovenesItaly52,000Unengaged and UnreachedSloveneEastern Orthodox Christianity
SlovenesPG000041SlovenesAustria25,500Engaged yet UnreachedSloveneRoman Catholicism
SlovenesPG000270SlovenesGermany20,000Unengaged and UnreachedSloveneEastern Orthodox Christianity
SlovenesPG043474SlovenesCanada16,000Engaged yet UnreachedSloveneRoman Catholicism
SlovenesPG017368SlovenesArgentina13,000Unengaged and UnreachedSloveneRoman Catholicism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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