The Germans of Singapore

The Germans of Singapore, numbering approximately 2,000 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 Protestantism and German is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Singapore
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): German (deu)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 2,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG018440

Pray for the Germans of Singapore

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Protestantism 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

Bible Resources in German:

Or check out the German bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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 Singapore

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
readMatthew 5:6

Pray for those who are lost to desire righteousness and to be filled with the peace and purpose that only comes from following Jesus.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise).
readEphesians 6:1-2

Pray that God will bring young men and women to faith in Jesus and that the fruit of their faith will be a powerful testimony as they honor their parents.

But Jesus called them to him, saying "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."
readLuke 18:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a burden to share the hope of Christ with children.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

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

Strategic Progress Index
All

24 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
GermansGermansGermany69,070,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansUnited States914,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansCanada774,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansBrazil589,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansSouth Africa580,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansNetherlands579,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansSwitzerland318,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansAustria318,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansBolivia265,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansParaguay225,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansKazakhstan219,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianUnaffiliated
GermansGermansAustralia124,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansSpain112,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansBelgium80,500No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansPoland45,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansHungary35,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansLuxembourg33,000No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansDenmark28,500Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansNamibia27,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansCzech Republic22,500No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansMexico13,500Unengaged and UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansSlovenia6,300Engaged yet UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GermansGermansSingapore2,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanProtestantism
GermansGermansLiechtenstein1,400No Longer UnreachedGermanRoman Catholicism

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