Belarusians of United States (PGID: PG046468)

The Belarusians of United States

The Belarusians of United States, numbering approximately 52,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an East Slavic people of the East European Plain, speakers of Belarusian alongside dominant Russian, predominantly Eastern Orthodox with a Catholic minority, shaped by Commonwealth and Soviet rule and rural Polesian marshland traditions. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Belarusian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Slav, Eastern
Primary Language(s): Belarusian (bel)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 52,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG046468
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

60%

Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Belarusian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%

Belarusian Speakers

Media Resources in Belarusian:

Films:

Title	Link
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Bible Resources in Belarusian:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
2003 Bible Society in the Republic of Belarus	✓	✓
JFC Version			✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Belarusian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Belarusians 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 Belarusians:

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Pray specifically for the Belarusians of United States

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
Ephesians 2:4-5

Pray that those who have not yet received new life will be made alive together with Christ, saved by grace and raised up with Him to newness of life.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
John 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot... indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
Psalm 16:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face hardship, they will remember that God is their portion and cup and that He has a beautiful inheritance for them.

Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"
Isaiah 40:9

Pray for God to send and sustain believers to go and herald the good news to the lost here.

Belarusian Across Countries (ROP3 - 101833) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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12 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG000705	Belarusians	Belarus	7,865,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG048823	Belarusians	Russian Federation	788,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Belarusian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG046468	Belarusians	United States	52,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Belarusian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000873	Belarusians	Poland	47,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Belarusian	Roman Catholicism
PG000224	Belarusians	Germany	23,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Belarusian	Unaffiliated
PG000778	Belarusians	Estonia	19,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG043364	Belarusians	Canada	19,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Belarusian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG024662	Belarusians	Uzbekistan	18,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Belarusian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG024061	Belarusians	Azerbaijan	7,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Belarusian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG017330	Belarusians	Argentina	4,700	No Longer Unreached	Belarusian	Unaffiliated
PG024610	Belarusians	Turkmenistan	4,600	Unengaged and Unreached	Belarusian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG024501	Belarusians	Tajikistan	4,300	Unengaged and Unreached	Belarusian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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