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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Han Chinese (Gan) of China

The Han Chinese (Gan) of China, numbering approximately 41,280,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Han Chinese indigenous to China's Jiangxi province and surrounding region. They mostly adhere to Agnosticism and Gan Chinese is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Gan Chinese (gan)
Primary Religion(s): Agnosticism
Population: 41,280,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG006798
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Pray for the Han Chinese (Gan) of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Agnosticism
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

38%
%
Agnosticism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gan Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Chinese, Gan Speakers

Media Resources in Gan Chinese:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Gan Chinese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Gan Chinese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese (Gan) 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 Han Chinese (Gan):
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 Han Chinese (Gan) of China

"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
readJohn 8:32

Pray for those who live enslaved to sin to hear and receive the truth of the gospel and be set free.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

Turn, O LORD, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
readPsalm 6:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and still struggle with the worries of this life, God will deliver them from worry for the sake of His steadfast love.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
readIsaiah 58:7

As believers cross cultures to share the good news of Christ, pray that God will sustain them and grow their faith as He gives them the compassion necessary to minister well to those in need.

Han Chinese, Gan Across Countries (ROP3 - 114080) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Gan)PG006798Han Chinese (Gan)China41,280,000No Longer UnreachedGan ChineseAgnosticism

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