Spaniards of Ireland (PGID: PG000303)

The Spaniards of Ireland

The Spaniards of Ireland, numbering approximately 15,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Southern European people whose culture has been shaped by the interaction of Iberian, Roman, Visigothic, Islamic, Jewish, and Christian traditions, as well as centuries of regional development within the Iberian Peninsula. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Spanish is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Ireland
People Cluster: Spanish
Primary Language(s): Spanish (spa)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 15,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG000303
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

92%

Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Spanish
Language Family: Indo-European

100%

Spanish Speakers

Media Resources in Spanish:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film
Magdalena	View Film
The Savior	View Film

5 films

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Bible Resources in Spanish:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
1569 Sagradas Escrituras			✓
1602 Reina-Valera Antigua			✓
Biblia de América	✓	✓	✓
Dios Habla Hoy		✓
La Biblia			✓
La Palabra de Dios para Todos		✓
La Santa Biblia, Nueva Versión Internacional®	✓
Lenguaje Actual		✓
Reina Valera 1995		✓
Reina Valera Contemporánea	✓
Reina Valera, Revisada y Corregida (1865)			✓
The Word of God for All - 2000 World Bible Translation Center		✓	✓
The Word of God for All 2014		✓	✓

13 entries

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Spaniards 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 Spaniards:

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 Spaniards of Ireland

Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Proverbs 30:5

Pray that those who don't yet know God will trust the flawless Word of God and seek refuge in Him, finding hope and salvation instead of remaining in spiritual darkness.

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

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.
1 Peter 3:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will always be prepared to share the reason for the hope that they have in Jesus with gentleness and respect.

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
Ephesians 6:13

Pray that God will send believers to the lost of this people group and that, as they share the gospel, they will take up the whole armor of God so that they can stand firm when trials come.

Spaniard Across Countries (ROP3 - 109534) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

CountryReligion

19 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion ▼
PG000002	Spaniards	Andorra	24,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Spanish	Unaffiliated
PG000601	Spaniards	Switzerland	85,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG046463	Spaniards	United States	86,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG043476	Spaniards	Canada	13,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG042492	Spaniards	Belgium	50,000	No Longer Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG022234	Spaniards	Germany	184,000	No Longer Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG020265	Spaniards	Australia	19,000	No Longer Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG018373	Spaniards	New Caledonia	2,900	Unengaged and Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG016449	Spaniards	Trinidad and Tobago	4,300	Unengaged and Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG015206	Spaniards	Angola	18,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG000684	Spaniards	United Kingdom	159,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG000535	Spaniards	Spain	31,920,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG000497	Spaniards	Portugal	16,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG000435	Spaniards	Netherlands	19,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG000358	Spaniards	Italy	27,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG000303	Spaniards	Ireland	15,500	No Longer Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG000199	Spaniards	France	248,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG000097	Spaniards	Denmark	5,400	Unengaged and Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism
PG000043	Spaniards	Austria	7,400	Unengaged and Unreached	Spanish	Roman Catholicism

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