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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Maltese of Malta

The Maltese of Malta, numbering approximately 537,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Malta They are an Indigenous people, with Maltese as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Maltese people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism. They primarily speak Maltese.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Malta
People Cluster: Maltese
Primary Language(s): Maltese (mlt)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 537,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000377
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Pray for the Maltese of Malta

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

94%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Maltese
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

95%
%
Maltese Speakers

Media Resources in Maltese:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Maltese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Maltese bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Maltese 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 Maltese:
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 Maltese of Malta

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
readRomans 1:19

Pray that God will use testimony of creation to cause those who do not yet know the gospel to long for truth and a relationship with the Author of life.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

As mobile phones, radio, and satellite television, and other technologies become more available worldwide, pray for people who are developing digital gospel resources so that others can easily access the gospel.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
readDeuteronomy 6:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, and might, as they strive to live lives that honor and glorify Him.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Maltese Across Countries (ROP3 - 106188) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
MaltesePG000377MalteseMalta537,000Engaged yet UnreachedMalteseRoman Catholicism
MaltesePG011843MalteseLibya1,500Engaged yet UnreachedMalteseRoman Catholicism
MaltesePG012218MalteseTunisia3,800Unengaged and UnreachedMalteseRoman Catholicism
MaltesePG043341MalteseUnited States49,500Unengaged and UnreachedMalteseRoman Catholicism
MaltesePG047365MalteseCanada7,900Unengaged and UnreachedMalteseRoman Catholicism

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