Filipinos of Spain (PGID: PG042343)

The Filipinos of Spain

The Filipinos of Spain, numbering approximately 38,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Austronesian ethnic community of Tagalog-speaking people who are citizens of, or immigrants from, the Philippines. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Tagalog is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Spain
People Cluster: Filipino, Central
Primary Language(s): Tagalog (tgl)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 38,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042343
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%

Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tagalog
Language Family: Austronesian

100%

Tagalog Speakers

Media Resources in Tagalog:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film
The Savior	View Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Tagalog:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
1905 Ang Dating Biblia			✓
2012 Magandang Balita Biblia	✓	✓	✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Tagalog bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Filipinos 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 Filipinos:

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 Filipinos of Spain

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
John 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
Isaiah 40:8

Pray that everyone has access to God's Word and that those who hear the good news will turn from their sins and put their faith in Jesus the Messiah.

But Jesus called them to him, saying "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
Luke 18:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a burden to share the hope of Christ with children.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20

Ask God to bring people among this group to faith in Jesus who will be obedient to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to obey all that Christ has commanded.

Filipino, Tagalog Across Countries (ROP3 - 109692) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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20 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG007783	Tagalog	Philippines	36,960,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG043239	Filipinos	United States	2,525,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG018269	Filipinos	Malaysia	878,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG043393	Filipinos	Canada	438,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG046415	Filipinos	Qatar	255,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Protestantism
PG046407	Filipinos	Kuwait	212,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG050588	Filipinos	Hong Kong	198,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG018439	Filipinos	Singapore	175,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG020255	Filipinos	Australia	160,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Protestantism
PG046410	Filipinos	Oman	97,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG000630	Filipinos	United Kingdom	96,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG048525	Filipinos	Italy	77,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG042440	Filipinos	Germany	67,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG042343	Filipinos	Spain	38,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG050594	Filipinos	Macao	33,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG050222	Filipinos	Guam	23,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG047593	Filipinos	New Zealand	17,000	No Longer Unreached	English	Roman Catholicism
PG050226	Filipinos	Northern Mariana Islands	16,000	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG050297	Filipinos	Palau	2,900	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism
PG050231	Filipinos	American Samoa	1,300	No Longer Unreached	Tagalog	Roman Catholicism

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