The Lithuanians of Germany

The Lithuanians of Germany, numbering approximately 58,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Baltic people indigenous to Lithuania who speak Lithuanian, a Baltic language. Their culture reflects Baltic heritage, Roman Catholic traditions, and centuries of interaction with Central and Eastern European societies. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Lithuanian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Germany
People Cluster: Baltic
Primary Language(s): Lithuanian (lit)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 58,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000252
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lithuanian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Lithuanian Speakers

Media Resources in Lithuanian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Lithuanian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Public Domain✓

1 entry

Or check out the Lithuanian bible at Bible.com

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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 Lithuanians:
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Pray specifically for the Lithuanians of Germany

For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
readPsalm 47:7

Pray for those who live for idols that will never satisfy their hearts, asking that someone will tell them that God is the King of all the earth so that they will turn to Him in repentance and praise.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
readPsalm 89:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will declare and record His faithfulness and love to be passed on from generation to generation.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Lithuanian Across Countries (ROP3 - 105803) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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10 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
LithuaniansLithuaniansLithuania2,310,000Engaged yet UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansUnited Kingdom157,000Engaged yet UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansGermany58,000Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansUnited States47,000Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansIreland40,500Engaged yet UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansLatvia25,000Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansSweden15,500Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansCanada10,500Engaged yet UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansKazakhstan9,400Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansUzbekistan3,100Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism

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