The Poles of Czech Republic

The Poles of Czech Republic, numbering approximately 20,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a West Slavic people of Central Europe whose culture has been shaped by Slavic heritage, Roman Catholic traditions, agricultural and urban communities, and a long history of statehood, foreign rule, and national resilience. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Polish is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Czech Republic
People Cluster: Slav, Western
Primary Language(s): Polish (pol)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 20,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000773
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

90%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Polish
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Polish Speakers

Media Resources in Polish:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Polish:

Or check out the Polish 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): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% 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 Poles:
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Pray specifically for the Poles of Czech Republic

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
read1 Chronicles 16:26

Pray that those among them who are lost and seeking after worthless idols will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news, seeing that Jesus is better than any idol.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

"And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you"...And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:38-40

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and serve others in faithfulness to Him, they will know that by serving others, they are serving Jesus, who is present with them.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Poles Across Countries (ROP3 - 108096) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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24 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PolesPolesAustria58,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesDenmark16,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesGermany923,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesSweden79,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesUnited Kingdom756,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesCzech Republic20,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesLatvia46,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesLithuania179,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesPoland36,650,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesAustralia53,500Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesVenezuela8,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesBrazil1,900,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesArgentina233,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesKazakhstan62,500No Longer UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesUzbekistan3,800No Longer UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesSpain53,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesUkraine1,270,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesCanada319,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesUnited States521,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesIreland124,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesItaly94,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesBelarus293,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesBelgium101,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPolesIceland20,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism

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