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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Indonesians of China

The Indonesians of China, numbering approximately 11,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian linguistic community whose identity is more closely linked to Indonesian citizenship than to ethnic background. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Indonesian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: China
People Cluster: Malay
Primary Language(s): Indonesian (ind)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 11,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007207
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Pray for the Indonesians of China

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

36%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Indonesian
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Indonesian Speakers

Media Resources in Indonesian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

4 films

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Bible Resources in Indonesian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Indonesian New Translation (formal) Version, 1974✓✓✓
Indonesian New Translation (formal) Version, 1974✓✓
Plain Indonesian Translation✓✓
Sehari-hari✓
Shellabear NT Kitab Suci Injil (Terjemahan 1912)✓✓✓
Shellabear OT Association for the Restoration of the 1912 Translation✓✓

6 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Indonesian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Indonesians 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 Indonesians:
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 Indonesians of China

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will be freed from the emptiness of fading hopes and find lasting life and truth in the unchanging Word of God.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be.”
readGenesis 15:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God to keep His promises.

Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
readPsalm 134:1

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who are in awe of Him and that, in service to Him, they will share the gospel with others so that they too may bless the Lord!

Indonesian Across Countries (ROP3 - 114115) reported in the following countries:

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8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
IndonesiansPG000416IndonesiansNetherlands158,000Engaged yet UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansPG007207IndonesiansChina11,500No Longer UnreachedIndonesianProtestantism
IndonesiansPG007935IndonesiansAustralia30,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansPG010706IndonesiansSingapore200,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansPG020239IndonesiansMalaysia344,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansPG046484IndonesiansUnited States79,500No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansPG047441IndonesiansCanada17,000Unengaged and UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
IndonesiansPG050589IndonesiansHong Kong140,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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