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The Czechs of United States

The Czechs of United States, numbering approximately 1,320,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a West Slavic people of Central Europe whose culture reflects the interaction of Slavic traditions, Central European influences, and a long history of urban development, education, and craftsmanship in the historic regions of Bohemia and Moravia. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Czech is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Slav, Western
Primary Language(s): Czech (ces)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,320,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043220
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Pray for the Czechs of United States

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

25%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Czech
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Czech Speakers

Media Resources in Czech:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Czech:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1613 Czech Bible Kralicka✓
Czech Ecumenical Translation✓
Slovo na Cestu (Czech Living Bible)✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Czech bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Czechs 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 Czechs:
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 Czechs of United States

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
readRomans 6:4

Pray that those who need to surrender their lives to Christ will confess their sins and trust in Him, being united with Him in His death and resurrection, walking in newness of 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.

Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
readPsalm 34:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see themselves as God sees them, with radiant faces and hearts that have been cleansed of all shame.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Czech Across Countries (ROP3 - 102346) reported in the following countries:

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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
CzechsPG000013CzechsAustria8,100Unengaged and UnreachedCzechAtheism
CzechsPG000549CzechsSweden6,500Unengaged and UnreachedCzechRoman Catholicism
CzechsPG000768CzechsCzech Republic9,815,000Engaged yet UnreachedCzechUnaffiliated
CzechsPG000970CzechsSlovakia44,500Engaged yet UnreachedCzechAtheism
CzechsPG017338CzechsArgentina9,300Engaged yet UnreachedCzechRoman Catholicism
CzechsPG043220CzechsUnited States1,320,000Engaged yet UnreachedCzechRoman Catholicism
CzechsPG043380CzechsCanada40,000Unengaged and UnreachedCzechRoman Catholicism

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

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