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The Spaniards of Switzerland

The Spaniards of Switzerland, numbering approximately 85,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Southern European people whose culture has been shaped by the interaction of Iberian, Roman, Visigothic, Islamic, Jewish, and Christian traditions, as well as centuries of regional development within the Iberian Peninsula. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Spanish is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Switzerland
People Cluster: Spanish
Primary Language(s): Spanish (spa)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 85,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000601
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Pray for the Spaniards of Switzerland

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

92%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Spanish
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Spanish Speakers

Media Resources in Spanish:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

5 films

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Bible Resources in Spanish:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1569 Sagradas Escrituras✓
1602 Reina-Valera Antigua✓
Biblia de América✓✓✓
Dios Habla Hoy✓
La Biblia✓
La Palabra de Dios para Todos✓
La Santa Biblia, Nueva Versión Internacional®✓
Lenguaje Actual✓
Reina Valera 1995✓
Reina Valera Contemporánea✓
Reina Valera, Revisada y Corregida (1865)✓
The Word of God for All - 2000 World Bible Translation Center✓✓
The Word of God for All 2014✓✓

13 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Spanish bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Spaniards 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 Spaniards:
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 Spaniards of Switzerland

And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."
readLuke 1:46-47

Pray that those who are lost will recognize their need for a Savior and joyfully embrace the mercy that God offers.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 8:38-39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence in their salvation, knowing that nothing can separate them from the One who conquered death and loves them as His children.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
readIsaiah 58:7

As believers cross cultures to share the good news of Christ, pray that God will sustain them and grow their faith as He gives them the compassion necessary to minister well to those in need.

Spaniard Across Countries (ROP3 - 109534) reported in the following countries:

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19 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
SpaniardsPG042492SpaniardsBelgium50,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG022234SpaniardsGermany184,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG020265SpaniardsAustralia19,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG000303SpaniardsIreland15,500No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG046463SpaniardsUnited States86,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG043476SpaniardsCanada13,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG015206SpaniardsAngola18,500Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG000601SpaniardsSwitzerland85,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG000535SpaniardsSpain31,920,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG000199SpaniardsFrance248,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG018373SpaniardsNew Caledonia2,900Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG016449SpaniardsTrinidad and Tobago4,300Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG000684SpaniardsUnited Kingdom159,000Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG000497SpaniardsPortugal16,000Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG000435SpaniardsNetherlands19,500Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG000358SpaniardsItaly27,500Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG000097SpaniardsDenmark5,400Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG000043SpaniardsAustria7,400Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsPG000002SpaniardsAndorra24,000Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishUnaffiliated

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