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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:
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Magdalena View Film
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4 films

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Bible Resources in Dutch:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
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

Next steps for the Dutch:
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Pray specifically for the Dutch of Sweden

Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
readProverbs 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.

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
readActs 6:7

Pray that the Word of God will be increasingly available to these people in ways they will resonate with so that all may have a chance to respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
readPsalm 51:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will quickly repent when they sin and walk with clean hearts and right spirits as they grow in their relationship with the Lord.

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.

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

Strategic Progress Index

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13 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population Strategic Progress Index Language ▲ Religion
Dutch PG000031 Dutch Austria 3,300 No Longer Unreached Dutch Unaffiliated
Dutch PG000084 Dutch Denmark 6,300 No Longer Unreached Dutch Unaffiliated
Dutch PG000367 Dutch Luxembourg 4,200 Unengaged and Unreached Dutch Protestantism
Dutch PG000403 Dutch Netherlands 14,200,000 Engaged yet Unreached Dutch Unaffiliated
Dutch PG000551 Dutch Sweden 12,500 Unengaged and Unreached Dutch Unaffiliated
Dutch PG007883 Dutch Australia 80,500 No Longer Unreached Dutch Unaffiliated
Dutch PG015496 Dutch South Africa 312,000 No Longer Unreached Dutch Unaffiliated
Dutch PG018490 Dutch New Zealand 37,000 Engaged yet Unreached Dutch Unaffiliated
Dutch PG022312 Dutch Aruba 4,300 Unengaged and Unreached Dutch Protestantism
Dutch PG022319 Dutch Curacao 12,500 No Longer Unreached Dutch Unaffiliated
Dutch PG043227 Dutch United States 1,685,000 Engaged yet Unreached Dutch Unaffiliated
Dutch PG043386 Dutch Canada 138,000 No Longer Unreached Dutch Unaffiliated
Dutch PG048870 Dutch Sint Maarten 2,000 No Longer Unreached Dutch Unaffiliated

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