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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Surigaonon of Philippines

The Surigaonon of Philippines, numbering approximately 1,145,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of the Philippines. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Surigaonon is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Philippines
People Cluster: Filipino, Central
Primary Language(s): Surigaonon (sgd)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,145,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG007779
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Pray for the Surigaonon of Philippines

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

68%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Surigaonon
Language Family: Austronesian

40%
%
Surigaonon Speakers

Media Resources in Surigaonon:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Surigaonon:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Surigaonon 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 Surigaonon:
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 Surigaonon of Philippines

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that those who are deceived about what brings peace will not settle for any lies they’ve heard about God and will diligently seek Him and be satisfied when they learn the truth about who He is and what He’s done.

And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.
readLuke 2:17

Pray that the lost will receive the good news of salvation in God's Son, have hearts eager to share it with others, and that all who hear will respond with wonder and faith!

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
read1 Peter 2:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will embrace their identity as God's chosen people, royal priests, and holy nation, living out their faith with purity and devotion.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Surigaonon Across Countries (ROP3 - 109623) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SurigaononPG007779SurigaononPhilippines1,145,000No Longer UnreachedSurigaononRoman Catholicism

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