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The British of Sri Lanka

The British of Sri Lanka, numbering approximately 21,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of the United Kingdom sharing a common British national identity, derived from the historic integration of English, Scottish, and Welsh populations and primarily associated with the English language. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Sri Lanka
People Cluster: Anglo-Celt
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 21,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006431

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Pray for the British of Sri Lanka

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

Films:
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Bible Resources in English:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
American Standard Bible ✓
English Standard Version® - Hear the Word Audio Bible ✓ ✓
English Version for the Deaf ✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ® ✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ® - LUMO Christmas Film ✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ® - LUMO Easter Film ✓
King James Version ✓ ✓ ✓
New American Standard Bible (NASB) ✓
New Life Version (Easy to Read) ✓
New Living Translation®, Holy Sanctuary version ✓
Revised Version 1885 ✓
World English Bible - Winfred Henson ✓ ✓
World Messianic Version ✓
Wycliffe Modern ✓

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The British are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the British:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the British of Sri Lanka

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
readColossians 3:5-6

Pray for God to have mercy and give those who don't yet know Him the gift of Jesus and His salvation for all who call upon His name.

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 the gospel will advance among those who don’t know the good news of salvation in Jesus so that they might believe and trust in Jesus.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
readIsaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

British Across Countries (ROP3 - 102927) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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44 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
British PG015281 British Lesotho 425 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG016211 British British Virgin Islands 1,500 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG000379 British Monaco 2,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG015154 British Angola 2,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG016356 British Guyana 2,300 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG015435 British Namibia 2,400 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG016345 British Grenada 2,800 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG015553 British Eswatini 2,800 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG016200 British Belize 3,100 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG006183 British Nepal 3,300 No Longer Unreached English Protestantism
British PG016220 British Colombia 3,700 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG000279 British Gibraltar 4,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG015076 British Uganda 4,900 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG015476 British Seychelles 4,900 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG015650 British Zimbabwe 5,900 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG017438 British Chile 6,500 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG008151 British Brunei 6,600 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG015217 British Botswana 7,100 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG016461 British Venezuela 7,200 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG000366 British Luxembourg 7,700 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG016197 British Barbados 7,900 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG017506 British Peru 9,300 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG017329 British Argentina 10,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG014914 British Tanzania 10,500 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG001159 British Bangladesh 11,500 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG000375 British Malta 11,500 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG016443 British Trinidad and Tobago 13,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG015319 British Malawi 13,500 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG016215 British Cayman Islands 14,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG009217 British Malaysia 17,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG006336 British Pakistan 19,000 No Longer Unreached English Protestantism
British PG006431 British Sri Lanka 21,500 No Longer Unreached English Protestantism
British PG016384 British Jamaica 28,500 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG050045 British Sweden 32,000 No Longer Unreached Swedish Unaffiliated
British PG015570 British Zambia 35,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG048810 British India 43,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG014770 British Kenya 57,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG018436 British Singapore 60,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG018482 British New Zealand 92,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG000222 British Germany 117,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG043180 British United States 775,000 No Longer Unreached English Protestantism
British PG043362 British Canada 1,300,000 No Longer Unreached English Protestantism
British PG015491 British South Africa 2,215,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated
British PG022231 British United Kingdom 46,480,000 No Longer Unreached English Unaffiliated

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