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The Han Chinese (Min Bei) of Singapore

The Han Chinese (Min Bei) of Singapore, numbering approximately 19,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Han Chinese ethnolinguistic people of southern China distinguished by their Hakka language, migratory heritage, and a distinctive cultural identity shaped by settlement in dispersed upland communities. They mostly adhere to Chinese Folk Religion and Min Bei Chinese is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Han Chinese, Min Bei

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: East Asian Peoples
Country: Singapore
People Cluster: Chinese
Primary Language(s): Min Bei Chinese (mnp)
Primary Religion(s): Chinese Folk Religion
Population: 19,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG020730
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Chinese Folk Religion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

75%
%
Chinese Folk Religion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Min Bei Chinese
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

92%
%
Chinese, Min Bei Speakers

Media Resources in Min Bei Chinese:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Min Bei Chinese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Min Bei Chinese bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Han Chinese (Min Bei) 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 Han Chinese (Min Bei):
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 Han Chinese (Min Bei) of Singapore

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
readGenesis 3:15

Pray that those without Christ will hear the words of Genesis 1-3 in their own language, and desire to know their Creator and His provision of salvation.

For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
readMalachi 1:11

Pray that they will worship God in spirit and truth, offering Him the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving that He desires.

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him and have assurance that He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Han Chinese, Min Bei Across Countries (ROP3 - 102138) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Han Chinese (Min Bei)PG006803Han Chinese (Min Bei)China11,300,000No Longer UnreachedMin Bei ChineseAtheism
Han Chinese (Min Bei)PG020730Han Chinese (Min Bei)Singapore19,000No Longer UnreachedMin Bei ChineseChinese Folk Religion

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