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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Poles of Poland

The Poles of Poland, numbering approximately 36,640,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a West Slavic people of Central Europe whose culture has been shaped by Slavic heritage, Roman Catholic traditions, agricultural and urban communities, and a long history of statehood, foreign rule, and national resilience. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Polish is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Poland
People Cluster: Slav, Western
Primary Language(s): Polish (pol)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 36,640,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000883
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Pray for the Poles of Poland

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

90%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Polish
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Polish Speakers

Media Resources in Polish:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Polish:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1632 Polish Biblia Gdanska✓
Living New Testament (Słowo Życia)✓
Millennium Bible✓
New Covenant Translation✓✓

4 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Polish bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Poles 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 Poles:
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 Poles of Poland

For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
readRomans 5:7-8

Pray for the many who don't yet understand the hope of the gospel, and pray that God will reveal to them that while they were in darkness, Christ died for them.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
readPsalm 57:11

Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
read1 Peter 3:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live in harmony with one another, showing sympathy, love, compassion, and humility.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
read2 Corinthians 5:21

Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

Poles Across Countries (ROP3 - 108096) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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24 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PolesPG000883PolesPoland36,640,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG017075PolesBrazil1,900,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG042917PolesUkraine1,275,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000263PolesGermany923,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000671PolesUnited Kingdom755,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG046466PolesUnited States521,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG043459PolesCanada319,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG049318PolesBelarus293,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG017359PolesArgentina233,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000852PolesLithuania179,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG047835PolesIreland124,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG050052PolesBelgium101,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG048835PolesItaly94,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000564PolesSweden79,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG024292PolesKazakhstan62,500No Longer UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000036PolesAustria58,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG008056PolesAustralia53,500Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG042353PolesSpain53,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000848PolesLatvia46,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG050193PolesIceland20,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000773PolesCzech Republic20,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000092PolesDenmark16,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG016487PolesVenezuela8,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG024310PolesUzbekistan3,800No Longer UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism

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