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The Mennonites of Belize

The Mennonites of Belize, numbering approximately 14,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Anabaptist ethnoreligious community of mainly Russian Mennonite ancestry who migrated from Mexico beginning in 1958, establishing agricultural colonies such as Spanish Lookout and Shipyard while preserving Plautdietsch. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Plautdietsch is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Mennonite

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Belize
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): Plautdietsch (pdt)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 14,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016204
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Pray for the Mennonites of Belize

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

60%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Plautdietsch
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Plautdietsch Speakers

Media Resources in Plautdietsch:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Plautdietsch:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1987 Kindred Press✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Plautdietsch bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mennonites 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 Mennonites:
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 Mennonites of Belize

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
readActs 4:12

Pray that those walking in darkness among them will come to know the name by which they must be saved, and call upon Him in faith.

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.
readPsalm 127:3

Pray that God will bless this generation of children, that they will come to know Jesus early in life and follow Him always.

Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
readColossians 4:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be wise in the way they walk with the lost and manage their time and other resources in a way that honors God.

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Mennonites Across Countries (ROP3 - 106548) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
MennonitesPG043438MennonitesCanada164,000No Longer UnreachedPlautdietschProtestantism
MennonitesPG043327MennonitesUnited States16,000No Longer UnreachedPlautdietschProtestantism
MennonitesPG017249MennonitesParaguay50,000No Longer UnreachedPlautdietschProtestantism
MennonitesPG016204MennonitesBelize14,500No Longer UnreachedPlautdietschProtestantism
MennonitesPG024874MennonitesMexico125,000Engaged yet UnreachedPlautdietschProtestantism
MennonitesPG017412MennonitesBolivia77,500Engaged yet UnreachedPlautdietschProtestantism

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