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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Han Chinese (Hakka) of China

The Han Chinese (Hakka) of China, numbering approximately 36,240,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homeland is the Hakka-speaking region of southwest China. They are an Indigenous people, in the Chinese people cluster of the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion - Daoism. They primarily speak Chinese, Hakka.

Han Chinese (Hakka) in Hong Kong photo
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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Chinese, Hakka (hak)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion - Daoism
Population: 36,240,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006799

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Daoism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion - Daoism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chinese, Hakka
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

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Chinese, Hakka Speakers

Media Resources in Chinese, Hakka:

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Next steps for the Han Chinese (Hakka)

The Han Chinese (Hakka) are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Next steps for the Han Chinese (Hakka)

The Han Chinese (Hakka) 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.

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

Next steps for the Han Chinese (Hakka)

The Han Chinese (Hakka) 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.

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Han Chinese (Hakka) of China

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:22

Pray for many lost people to turn to the Lord, finding forgiveness and salvation in Him, for He is the only way to true life and restoration.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
readRevelation 21:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through challenges, they will find comfort in God's promise of a beautiful future when there is no pain or suffering for those who belong to Christ.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
readJames 5:16

Pray that believers whom God sends will confess their sins, pray for one another, and live in unity. Ask that they will model healthy Christian relationships for this people group.

Han Chinese, Hakka (ROP3 - 103691) reported in the following countries:

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