The Latvians of United Kingdom

The Latvians of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 95,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Baltic people from Latvia whose community in the United Kingdom includes postwar refugees and more recent migrants, maintaining Latvian cultural ties while forming part of the wider Latvian diaspora. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and Standard Latvian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Baltic
Primary Language(s): Standard Latvian (lvs)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 95,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000654
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

50%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Standard Latvian
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Latvian, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in Standard Latvian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Standard Latvian:

2 entries

Or check out the Standard Latvian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Latvians 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 Latvians:
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 Latvians of United Kingdom

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
readGenesis 3:15

Pray that those without Christ will hear the words of Genesis 1-3 in their own language, and desire to know their Creator and His provision of salvation.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
readLuke 13:3

Pray that the lost will repent and believe the gospel, for without it, they will perish.

But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.
readHebrews 10:38

Pray that as people trust in Christ, they will live by faith and not shrink back from their hope in Christ.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Latvian Across Countries (ROP3 - 105674) reported in the following countries:

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