The Ukrainians of Belarus

The Ukrainians of Belarus, numbering approximately 155,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an East Slavic people of the East European Plain, speakers of Ukrainian, predominantly Eastern Orthodox with a Greek Catholic minority, marked by Cossack heritage, agrarian traditions, and a national identity forged against centuries of imperial rule. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Ukrainian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Belarus
People Cluster: Slav, Eastern
Primary Language(s): Ukrainian (ukr)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 155,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042906
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

79%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ukrainian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Ukrainian Speakers

Media Resources in Ukrainian:

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Bible Resources in Ukrainian:

Or check out the Ukrainian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ukrainians 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 Ukrainians:
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 Ukrainians of Belarus

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
readRomans 6:4

Pray that those who need to surrender their lives to Christ will confess their sins and trust in Him, being united with Him in His death and resurrection, walking in newness of life.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
readPsalm 16:11

Pray that God will make a way for His path of life to be revealed to many so that they may come into His presence and experience abundant joy and eternal pleasures at His right hand.

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him and have assurance that He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Ukrainian Across Countries (ROP3 - 110376) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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26 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
UkrainiansUkrainiansUkraine34,450,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansRussian Federation1,115,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansKazakhstan419,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansUnited States377,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansCanada255,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansItaly244,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansMoldova212,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansBelarus155,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansGermany146,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansCzech Republic142,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansRomania63,500Unengaged and UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansLatvia48,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansUzbekistan48,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansPoland45,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansGeorgia38,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansArgentina37,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianUnaffiliated
UkrainiansUkrainiansBrazil33,500Engaged yet UnreachedPortugueseRoman Catholicism
UkrainiansUkrainiansEstonia33,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansUnited Kingdom33,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansFrance23,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansAzerbaijan20,500Unengaged and UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansTajikistan13,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansSlovakia10,500Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianUnaffiliated
UkrainiansUkrainiansVenezuela9,100Unengaged and UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansTurkmenistan8,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansKyrgyzstan2,200No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity

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