The Galicians of Argentina

The Galicians of Argentina, numbering approximately 884,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Spanish diaspora community descended from migrants from Galicia who retain elements of Galician cultural heritage, language, and regional identity within the broader Argentine population. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Galician is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Argentina
People Cluster: Spanish
Primary Language(s): Galician (glg)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 884,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017339
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Galician
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Galician Speakers

Media Resources in Galician:

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Bible Resources in Galician:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Galician bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Galicians 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 Galicians:
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Pray specifically for the Galicians of Argentina

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:22

Pray for many lost people to turn to the Lord, finding forgiveness and salvation in Him, for He is the only way to true life and restoration.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Pray that the merciful God who is at work in people's hearts will advance His gospel among them.

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
readEphesians 5:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grasp the profound mystery of Christ's love for the Church, reflecting this love in their marriages.

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
readJohn 1:7

Pray that God will raise up witnesses to testify about Jesus so that all might believe, knowing that He is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Galician Across Countries (ROP3 - 103161) reported in the following countries:

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