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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Icelanders of Denmark

The Icelanders of Denmark, numbering approximately 8,400 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a North Germanic people of the North Atlantic whose culture has been shaped by Norse settlement, geographic isolation, maritime livelihoods, a strong literary tradition, and a close relationship with a dramatic volcanic environment. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Icelandic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Denmark
People Cluster: Scandinavian
Primary Language(s): Icelandic (isl)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 8,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000088
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

54%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Icelandic
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Icelandic Speakers

Media Resources in Icelandic:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Icelandic:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Biblián Heilög Ritning✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Icelandic bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Icelanders 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 Icelanders:
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 Icelanders of Denmark

While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
readLuke 9:42

Pray that those who are living outside of the hope of the gospel will know and trust that Jesus offers freedom from the oppression of sin and hope in eternal life.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
readTitus 3:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and might struggle with temptation to trust in their own works, they will remember that it is only because of God's mercy that they have been saved.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Icelander Across Countries (ROP3 - 103943) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
IcelandersPG000088IcelandersDenmark8,400Engaged yet UnreachedIcelandicProtestantism
IcelandersPG000290IcelandersIceland356,000No Longer UnreachedIcelandicUnaffiliated
IcelandersPG043274IcelandersUnited States22,500No Longer UnreachedIcelandicUnaffiliated
IcelandersPG043410IcelandersCanada3,100Unengaged and UnreachedIcelandicUnaffiliated

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