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The Dutch of Sweden

The Dutch of Sweden, numbering approximately 12,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a West Germanic people native to the Netherlands whose culture has been shaped by maritime trade, water management, urbanization, commercial exchange, and a long tradition of local self-government and civic cooperation. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and Dutch is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Sweden
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): Dutch (nld)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 12,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000551
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

56%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dutch
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Dutch Speakers

Media Resources in Dutch:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film

4 films

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Bible Resources in Dutch:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1750 Dutch Staten Vertaling Bible✓
Herziene Statenvertaling (HSV)✓✓✓
Het Boek✓
New Dutch Translation (de Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling)✓

4 entries

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Or check out the Dutch 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): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% 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

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Pray specifically for the Dutch of Sweden

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
readRomans 5:10

Pray that any who may be enemies of God will grasp the depth of God's love demonstrated through Christ's death for the ungodly, and be reconciled to Him.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.
readActs 4:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face rejection by unbelievers in their communities, God will give them discernment, boldness, and encouragement to speak His Word.

Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”
readPsalm 96:10

Pray for God to put in the hearts of believers to go to the lost and testify about the Lord who reigns.

Dutch Across Countries (ROP3 - 102787) reported in the following countries:

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13 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DutchPG000403DutchNetherlands14,200,000Engaged yet UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchPG043227DutchUnited States1,685,000Engaged yet UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchPG015496DutchSouth Africa312,000No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchPG043386DutchCanada138,000No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchPG007883DutchAustralia80,500No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchPG018490DutchNew Zealand37,000Engaged yet UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchPG000551DutchSweden12,500Unengaged and UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchPG022319DutchCuracao12,500No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchPG000084DutchDenmark6,300No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchPG022312DutchAruba4,300Unengaged and UnreachedDutchProtestantism
DutchPG000367DutchLuxembourg4,200Unengaged and UnreachedDutchProtestantism
DutchPG000031DutchAustria3,300No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DutchPG048870DutchSint Maarten2,000No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated

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