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The Slovaks of United States

The Slovaks of United States, numbering approximately 32,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Slovak American community descended largely from migrants who arrived in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, settling in industrial centers where they formed churches, societies, and newspapers. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Slovak is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Slovak

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Slav, Western
Primary Language(s): Slovak (slk)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 32,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043628
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

90%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Slovak
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Slovak Speakers

Media Resources in Slovak:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Slovak:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1997 Slovak Bible Society✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Slovak 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): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% 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 Slovaks:
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Pray specifically for the Slovaks of United States

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRom 6:23

Pray that those who haven't heard yet will hear and believe that the wages of their sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:26-27

Pray that the lost will seek God and find Him, for He is not far from each one of us. Pray that they will have opportunities to access the gospel, learn God's purpose for their lives, and believe in Him.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow in the spiritual gifts God has given them and use these gifts to glorify Him and build up the Church.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

Slovak Across Countries (ROP3 - 109354) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SlovaksPG000972SlovaksSlovakia4,595,000Engaged yet UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism
SlovaksPG000775SlovaksCzech Republic126,000Engaged yet UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism
SlovaksPG049966SlovaksAustria36,000Engaged yet UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism
SlovaksPG043628SlovaksUnited States32,000Unengaged and UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism
SlovaksPG043473SlovaksCanada23,000Unengaged and UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism
SlovaksPG000568SlovaksSweden10,000Unengaged and UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism
SlovaksPG017367SlovaksArgentina9,300Unengaged and UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism
SlovaksPG050307SlovaksMontenegro5,900Unengaged and UnreachedSlovakRoman Catholicism

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