The Hungarians of Australia

The Hungarians of Australia, numbering approximately 19,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are 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 mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Hungarian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Australia
People Cluster: Hungarian
Primary Language(s): Hungarian (hun)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 19,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG007934
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Pray for the Hungarians of Australia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

39%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hungarian
Language Family: Uralic

100%
%
Hungarian Speakers

Media Resources in Hungarian:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Hungarian:

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 Australia

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
read1 Timothy 2:1-2

Pray that leaders and those in authority will not thwart the spread of the gospel but put their faith in Christ, have hearts that are soft toward their people, and be freed from the temptations that power can bring.

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.
readMatthew 18:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged as they remember that Jesus is with them when they gather in His name.

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.
read2 Corinthians 1:8-9

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will be faithful as they walk through trials and will have an opportunity to be a witness to others in this people group of the goodness of God.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
HungariansHungariansHungary8,885,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansHungariansRomania1,255,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansHungariansSlovakia519,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansHungariansSerbia338,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansHungariansFrance250,000Unengaged and UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansHungariansUkraine118,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianEastern Orthodox Christianity
HungariansHungariansUnited Kingdom104,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansHungariansUnited States83,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansHungariansAustria64,500No Longer UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansHungariansCanada42,000No Longer UnreachedHungarianUnaffiliated
HungariansHungariansSweden32,500Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianUnaffiliated
HungariansHungariansAustralia19,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansHungariansCroatia15,500Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansHungariansSlovenia6,700Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism

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