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The Belarusians of Tajikistan

The Belarusians of Tajikistan, numbering approximately 4,300 people, are Unengaged and 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.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Belarusian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Tajikistan
People Cluster: Slav, Eastern
Primary Language(s): Belarusian (bel)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 4,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024501
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

85%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Belarusian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Belarusian Speakers

Media Resources in Belarusian:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Belarusian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2003 Bible Society in the Republic of Belarus✓✓
JFC Version✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Belarusian bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Belarusians:
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Pray specifically for the Belarusians of Tajikistan

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
readMatthew 13: 45-46

Pray that they will recognize the treasure of knowing Christ Jesus and be willing to give up everything else to gain Him.

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God.
readRomans 4:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not waver but will grow strong in their belief, knowing that the Lord rewards those who seek Him.

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.

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

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12 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BelarusiansPG000705BelarusiansBelarus7,865,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BelarusiansPG048823BelarusiansRussian Federation788,000Engaged yet UnreachedBelarusianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BelarusiansPG046468BelarusiansUnited States52,500Engaged yet UnreachedBelarusianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BelarusiansPG000873BelarusiansPoland47,000Engaged yet UnreachedBelarusianRoman Catholicism
BelarusiansPG000224BelarusiansGermany23,500Engaged yet UnreachedBelarusianUnaffiliated
BelarusiansPG000778BelarusiansEstonia19,500Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BelarusiansPG043364BelarusiansCanada19,500Unengaged and UnreachedBelarusianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BelarusiansPG024662BelarusiansUzbekistan18,500Engaged yet UnreachedBelarusianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BelarusiansPG024061BelarusiansAzerbaijan7,000Unengaged and UnreachedBelarusianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BelarusiansPG017330BelarusiansArgentina4,700No Longer UnreachedBelarusianUnaffiliated
BelarusiansPG024610BelarusiansTurkmenistan4,600Unengaged and UnreachedBelarusianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BelarusiansPG024501BelarusiansTajikistan4,300Unengaged and UnreachedBelarusianEastern Orthodox Christianity

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