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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Faroese of Faroe Islands

The Faroese of Faroe Islands, numbering approximately 50,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a North Germanic people native to the Faroe Islands, a North Atlantic archipelago located between Iceland, Norway, and Scotland. Their culture is shaped by a combination of Norse heritage, maritime livelihoods, and Lutheran Christianity. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Faroese is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Faroe Islands
People Cluster: Scandinavian
Primary Language(s): Faroese (fao)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 50,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG000102
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Pray for the Faroese of Faroe Islands

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

89%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Faroese
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Faroese Speakers

Media Resources in Faroese:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Faroese:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Faroese Bible 1961✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Faroese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Faroese are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Faroese:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Faroese of Faroe Islands

And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
readExodus 14:22

Pray that the God who split the sea so that the Israelites might pass through would do another great work among these people, softening the hearts of those who remain lost to the good news and saving them from their sins.

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
readActs 18:8

Pray that rulers and leaders will access the gospel, respond in faith, and be baptized, uniting with Christ and His Church, and influence others to follow Him.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
readPsalm 42:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will thirst for God and be satisfied when they abide in Him.

Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
readPsalm 105:2

Pray for God to saturate this place with the gospel and raise up believing men and women from among them to share the good news of Christ with those who have yet to encounter it.

Faeroe Islander Across Countries (ROP3 - 102982) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
FaroesePG000102FaroeseFaroe Islands50,000No Longer UnreachedFaroeseProtestantism
FaroesePG000085FaroeseDenmark21,500No Longer UnreachedFaroeseProtestantism

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