The Estonians of United Kingdom

The Estonians of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 13,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as a Finnic people of the eastern Baltic coast, speakers of Estonian, historically Lutheran but among the least religious populations in Europe, with a revived pre-Christian Maausk tradition and strong song-festival and sauna traditions They are an Diaspora people, with Estonian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Finno-Ugric people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Agnosticism. They primarily speak Estonian, Standard.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Finno-Ugric
Primary Language(s): Estonian, Standard (ekk)
Primary Religion(s): Agnosticism
Population: 13,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000629
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Agnosticism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

58%
%
Agnosticism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Estonian, Standard
Language Family: Uralic

100%
%
Estonian, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in Estonian, Standard:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Estonian, Standard:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Estonian, Standard 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): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% 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

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Pray specifically for the Estonians of United Kingdom

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that those who haven't heard will hear the Word of Christ and believe in Him, calling upon the name of the Lord to be saved.

But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.
readMark 4:20

Pray that those who have never encountered the gospel will have the opportunity to receive it, and that it will fall on good soil and bear much fruit.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.
readActs 4:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face rejection by unbelievers in their communities, God will give them discernment, boldness, and encouragement to speak His Word.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
readPsalm 139:14

Praise God for His creativity and power, and pray that He will raise up men and women from among them who are in awe of all He has done and want to go share the hope of Christ with others.

Estonian Across Countries (ROP3 - 102954) reported in the following countries:

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