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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Deaf British of United Kingdom

The Deaf British of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 670,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and British Sign Language is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): British Sign Language (bfi)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 670,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000617

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Pray for the Deaf British of United Kingdom

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: British Sign Language
Language Family: Sign Language

13%
%
British Sign Language Speakers

Media Resources in British Sign Language:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in British Sign Language:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the British Sign Language bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Deaf British 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 Deaf British:
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 Deaf British of United Kingdom

In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
read1 John 4:10

Pray for those without the hope of Christ to understand the depth of God's love and the sacrifice He made for them.

If I ascend to heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
readPsalm 139:8

Pray that the lost will recognize God's presence with them wherever they go, put their faith in Christ, and seek to live in a way that honors and glorifies Him.

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
readRomans 5:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of glory and be in awe of God's mercy that gives them access to Him through faith.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
readJohn 12:24

Pray that God will raise up men and women who are willing to die to their own desires, bearing much fruit for the kingdom among individuals and in places where His gospel has not been proclaimed.

Deaf British Across Countries (ROP3 - 116527) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Deaf BritishPG000617Deaf BritishUnited Kingdom670,000Engaged yet UnreachedBritish Sign LanguageProtestantism

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