Quick Facts

• Name: Slovak Republic
• Capital: Bratislava
• Area: 18,859 sp mi
• Population: 5 million
• Language: Slovak
• Government: Republic
• Literacy: 100%
• Industry: metals, chemicals
• Crops: grains, hops, fruit
• Climate: cold winters14 F, warm summers 68 F

    The Slovak people settled into this area in the 5th century. For centuries, foreign empires would rule over the Slovak people. In the early 1900’s , Slovakia joined its two neighbors and formed the nation call Czechoslovakia. It was not until the First World War ended did an independent nation arise. However, Czechoslovakia was reassembled under communist control after the Second World War. In 1989 the communist rule ended and soon after Slovakia and the Czech Republic went their separate ways. Over 60 percent of the country considers itself Roman Catholic, and ten percent is Lutheran. Pentecostal and Orthodox churches account for a much smaller percentage of Slovakians.

The Movement Today

    The Pentecostal movement in Slovakia is known as the Apostolic Church of Slovakia. Believers share the love of Christ through several ministries. The Apostolic Church of Slovakia holds tent crusades, conducts street evangelism and campus outreaches and supports a small Teen Challenge program. The church is steadily growing in Slovakia. It reports the following statistics: 24 churches with about 60 additional preaching points, 32 ordained ministers and 100 students enrolled at the evangelical seminary at the University of Matej Bela in the city of Banska Bystrica.

 

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