The Spaniards of United States

The Spaniards of United States, numbering approximately 85,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as 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 are an Diaspora people, with Spaniard as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Spanish people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism. They primarily speak Spanish.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Spanish
Primary Language(s): Spanish (spa)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 85,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG046463
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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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MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

5 films

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 United States

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

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will be freed from the emptiness of fading hopes and find lasting life and truth in the unchanging Word of God.

If I ascend to heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
readPsalm 139:8

Pray that the lost will recognize God's presence with them wherever they go, put their faith in Christ, and seek to live in a way that honors and glorifies Him.

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
readPsalm 149:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged and feel immeasurably loved as they meditate on the fact that God takes pleasure in them.

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.”
readMatthew 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.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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19 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
SpaniardsSpaniardsAndorra24,000Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishUnaffiliated
SpaniardsSpaniardsSwitzerland85,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsUnited States85,500Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsCanada13,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsBelgium50,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsGermany184,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsAustralia19,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsNew Caledonia2,900Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsTrinidad and Tobago4,300Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsAngola18,500Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsUnited Kingdom159,000Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsSpain31,920,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsPortugal16,000Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsNetherlands19,500Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsItaly27,500Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsIreland15,500No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsFrance248,000Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsDenmark5,400Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
SpaniardsSpaniardsAustria7,400Unengaged and UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism

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