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The Germans of Brazil

The Germans of Brazil, numbering approximately 589,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a West Germanic people of Central Europe whose culture has been shaped by a long history of regional diversity, urban and rural traditions, Christianity, industrialization, and strong civic institutions. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and German is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): German (deu)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 589,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016846
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Pray for the Germans of Brazil

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

75%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: German
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
German, Standard Speakers

Media Resources in German:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in German:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1545 Luther Bibel✓
1905 Darby Unrevidierte Elberfel✓
1912 Luther Bibel✓
1971 Darby Unrevidierte Elberfel✓
Hoffnung für alle®✓

5 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the German bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Germans 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.

Next steps for the Germans:
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

Pray specifically for the Germans of Brazil

But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:27

Praise God that He is the God of impossible things and that He is able to save even those who seem beyond hope.

Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
readPsalm 2:10-11

Pray for the rulers and authorities here to seek the Lord and serve Him only. Pray that the people they lead will be amazed by the work of God in their lives.

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain.
read2 Thessalonians 3:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will persevere according to God's command, walk in faith, and be strong so that they can resist the evil one’s deception.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
read1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Pray that God will raise up believers to go to the lost and faithfully proclaim the good news of Jesus' death and resurrection so that all may have an opportunity to access and believe.

German Across Countries (ROP3 - 103305) reported in the following countries:

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24 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GermansPG000239GermansGermany69,060,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG043248GermansUnited States914,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG043397GermansCanada774,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG016846GermansBrazil589,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG015500GermansSouth Africa580,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG000408GermansNetherlands579,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000588GermansSwitzerland318,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000018GermansAustria318,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG017403GermansBolivia266,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG017238GermansParaguay225,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG048816GermansKazakhstan219,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianUnaffiliated
GermansPG007907GermansAustralia124,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG046655GermansSpain112,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000056GermansBelgium80,500No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000875GermansPoland45,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000830GermansHungary35,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG000369GermansLuxembourg33,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000086GermansDenmark28,500Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG015441GermansNamibia27,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000771GermansCzech Republic22,500No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG024958GermansMexico13,500Unengaged and UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansPG000979GermansSlovenia6,300Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansPG018440GermansSingapore2,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanProtestantism
GermansPG000364GermansLiechtenstein1,400No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism

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