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The Deaf Czechs of Czech Republic

The Deaf Czechs of Czech Republic, numbering approximately 106,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Czech Sign Language is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Czech Republic
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Czech Sign Language (cse)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 106,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000769
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Pray for the Deaf Czechs of Czech Republic

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Czech Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

10%
%
Czech Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in Czech Sign Language:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Czech Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Czech Sign Language bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf 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 Deaf 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 Deaf Czechs of Czech Republic

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you."
read1 Samuel 13:13a

Pray that those who are walking in disobedience will recognize their sin and to turn to God.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
readPsalm 22:27-28

Pray that entire families will turn to the Lord in repentance and faith, and that they will worship Him and declare His righteousness to the nations.

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
readHebrews 10:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will cling tightly to the hope they have in God to faithfully keep His promises.

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
readActs 17:29

Pray that God will send out laborers to tell people of the one true God and, as the good news is shared, bring about repentance and belief as they turn from idols and follow Jesus.

Deaf Czech Across Countries (ROP3 - 116562) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf CzechsPG000769Deaf CzechsCzech Republic106,000Engaged yet UnreachedCzech Sign LanguageRoman Catholicism

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