Belarusians of Poland (PGID: PG000873)

PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Belarusians of Poland

The Belarusians of Poland, numbering approximately 47,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an East Slavic people of the East European Plain, speakers of Belarusian alongside dominant Russian, predominantly Eastern Orthodox with a Catholic minority, shaped by Commonwealth and Soviet rule and rural Polesian marshland traditions. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Belarusian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Poland
People Cluster: Slav, Eastern
Primary Language(s): Belarusian (bel)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 47,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000873
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

85%

Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Belarusian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%

Belarusian Speakers

Media Resources in Belarusian:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Belarusian:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
2003 Bible Society in the Republic of Belarus	✓	✓
JFC Version			✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Belarusian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Belarusians 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 Belarusians:

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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 Belarusians of Poland

But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
Psalm 130:4

Pray that God will bring those who have hard hearts to repentance and trust in Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12

Pray for God's Word to be accessible to everyone in this people group in a way they will resonate with so that many will engage with it, receive it, and share it with others.

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
James 4:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will turn from worldly passions and live in unity with one another.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
John 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Belarusian Across Countries (ROP3 - 101833) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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12 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population ▼	Strategic Progress Index	Language	Religion
PG000705	Belarusians	Belarus	7,870,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG048823	Belarusians	Russian Federation	789,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Belarusian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG046468	Belarusians	United States	52,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Belarusian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG000873	Belarusians	Poland	47,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Belarusian	Roman Catholicism
PG000224	Belarusians	Germany	23,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Belarusian	Unaffiliated
PG000778	Belarusians	Estonia	19,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Russian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG043364	Belarusians	Canada	19,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Belarusian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG024662	Belarusians	Uzbekistan	18,500	Engaged yet Unreached	Belarusian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG024061	Belarusians	Azerbaijan	7,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Belarusian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG017330	Belarusians	Argentina	4,700	No Longer Unreached	Belarusian	Unaffiliated
PG024610	Belarusians	Turkmenistan	4,600	Unengaged and Unreached	Belarusian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity
PG024501	Belarusians	Tajikistan	4,300	Unengaged and Unreached	Belarusian	Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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