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The Hungarians of Canada

The Hungarians of Canada, numbering approximately 42,000 people, are No Longer 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 Unaffiliated and Hungarian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Hungarian
Primary Language(s): Hungarian (hun)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 42,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043408
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Pray for the Hungarians of Canada

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

67%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hungarian
Language Family: Uralic

100%
%
Hungarian Speakers

Media Resources in Hungarian:

Films:
TitleLink
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: No longer Unreached

The Hungarians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Hungarians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Hungarians of Canada

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
readJames 2:5

Pray for those living in despair to experience the riches of God's love and the hope of eternal life through faith in Christ.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
readJohn 8:12

Pray that many will come to know Jesus, the light of the world, and have the light of life instead of walking in darkness.

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
readColossians 2:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be rooted and built up in Him, abounding in thanksgiving for the grace and mercy He has shown them.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
readJohn 1:5

Pray that when discouraging days come, those who cross cultures for the sake of the gospel will be comforted as they remember that the light of Christ is stronger than the darkness that surrounds them.

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
HungariansPG000831HungariansHungary8,885,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG000896HungariansRomania1,255,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG000971HungariansSlovakia519,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
HungariansPG047841HungariansSerbia338,000Engaged 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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