Immigrant minorities Christians in Uzbekistan are mostly immigrant minorities - 4.7% of the Uzbekistan population is Christian (Operation World), but only 0.01% of the Uzbek population identify themselves as Christian (Joshua Project II).

Many of the Russian Christians are emigrating. Between 1985 and 1991 over 800,000 Russians left Uzbekistan. There are 35 Korean congregations in the country and there are now more Korean than Russian Protestant Christians.

Protestant churches are growing - Baptist, Pentecostal, and especially Korean denominations. Their situation is not easy:

• Authorities obstruct construction of new churches and evangelistic outreach.
• Bridging the cultural divide between Russians, Koreans and Uzbeks is daunting. The differences, history, insensitivity in the past and fears for the future all make outreach to the majority population hard.
• Uzbek Christian literature, music, worship style and fellowship structure is substantially undeveloped. The New Testament, Genesis and Psalms was published in 1992. Other Christian literature in Uzbek is limited. More Uzbek speaking writers, poets, and artists need to be nurtured and published. Christian radio in Uzbek has a small presence, but the Jesus film was banned after public opposition.