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The Ukrainians of Venezuela

The Ukrainians of Venezuela, numbering approximately 9,100 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an East Slavic people of the East European Plain, speakers of Ukrainian, predominantly Eastern Orthodox with a Greek Catholic minority, marked by Cossack heritage, agrarian traditions, and a national identity forged against centuries of imperial rule. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Ukrainian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Venezuela
People Cluster: Slav, Eastern
Primary Language(s): Ukrainian (ukr)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 9,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016498
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

60%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ukrainian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Ukrainian Speakers

Media Resources in Ukrainian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Ukrainian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1930 Ukranian Bible✓
Ukrainian Ohienko Bible 2015✓
Переклад Р. Турконяка (UTT)✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Ukrainian bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), 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.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Ukrainians:
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Pray specifically for the Ukrainians of Venezuela

O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
readPsalm 10:17-18

Pray that God, in accordance with His good character, will give justice to those who are oppressed by sin and that they will know that His offer of salvation is for everyone.

Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick in it and say to them, "the kingdom of God has come near to you."
readLuke 10:8-9

Pray that the lost will receive messengers of the gospel with joy, turn from their sins, and be healed.

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 as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a heart that longs to see all people from all parts of the world worshiping Jesus as He deserves.

Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
readPsalm 105:2

Pray for God to saturate this place with the gospel and raise up believing men and women from among them to share the good news of Christ with those who have yet to encounter it.

Ukrainian Across Countries (ROP3 - 110376) reported in the following countries:

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26 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
UkrainiansPG050308UkrainiansEstonia33,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG048814UkrainiansRussian Federation1,115,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG043496UkrainiansCanada255,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG024648UkrainiansTurkmenistan8,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG024536UkrainiansTajikistan13,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG024375UkrainiansKyrgyzstan2,200No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG024330UkrainiansKazakhstan419,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG024323UkrainiansUzbekistan47,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG017373UkrainiansArgentina37,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianUnaffiliated
UkrainiansPG000887UkrainiansPoland45,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG000850UkrainiansLatvia48,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG000692UkrainiansUnited Kingdom33,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG000275UkrainiansGermany146,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG000205UkrainiansFrance23,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG048861UkrainiansCzech Republic142,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG048839UkrainiansMoldova212,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG048834UkrainiansItaly244,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG048555UkrainiansBrazil33,500Engaged yet UnreachedPortugueseRoman Catholicism
UkrainiansPG043666UkrainiansUnited States377,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG042916UkrainiansUkraine34,450,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG042906UkrainiansBelarus155,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG000975UkrainiansSlovakia10,500Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianUnaffiliated
UkrainiansPG000803UkrainiansGeorgia38,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG024094UkrainiansAzerbaijan20,500Unengaged and UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG016498UkrainiansVenezuela9,100Unengaged and UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansPG000903UkrainiansRomania63,500Unengaged and UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity

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

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