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The Bulgarians of Kazakhstan

The Bulgarians of Kazakhstan, numbering approximately 9,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a South Slavic people of the Balkan Peninsula whose identity emerged through the historical blending of Slavic-speaking populations with earlier Balkan inhabitants, particularly the Thracians, and the medieval Bulgars from whom they derive their name. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Bulgarian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Kazakhstan
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Bulgarian (bul)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 9,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024257
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

85%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bulgarian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Bulgarian Speakers

Media Resources in Bulgarian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Bulgarian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1924 Protestant Bible✓
1940 Bulgarian Bible✓
Bulgarian Orthodox Bible✓✓
Contemporary Bulgarian✓✓
Protestant Revised Bible / Библия, ревизирано издание✓✓

5 entries

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Or check out the Bulgarian 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 Bulgarians:
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Pray specifically for the Bulgarians of Kazakhstan

"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
readJohn 16:33

Pray that those who don't have peace with God will find peace in Christ, even amid the troubles of this world.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
read1 Timothy 2:5-6

Pray for the truth about Jesus Christ to spread among the lost so that many will accept His ransom for their sin and experience freedom in a relationship with Him.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
readPsalm 75:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will give thanks to the Lord for His wondrous works and declare His goodness to all people.

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.

Bulgarian Across Countries (ROP3 - 101722) reported in the following countries:

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10 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BulgariansPG039299BulgariansBulgaria5,610,000Engaged yet UnreachedBulgarianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BulgariansPG042446BulgariansGermany419,000No Longer UnreachedBulgarianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BulgariansPG042336BulgariansSpain123,000Engaged yet UnreachedBulgarianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BulgariansPG043181BulgariansUnited States77,000Unengaged and UnreachedBulgarianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BulgariansPG050065BulgariansBelgium49,500Unengaged and UnreachedBulgarianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BulgariansPG043363BulgariansCanada33,000Engaged yet UnreachedBulgarianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BulgariansPG024257BulgariansKazakhstan9,200Unengaged and UnreachedBulgarianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BulgariansPG024544BulgariansTurkiye8,000Unengaged and UnreachedBulgarianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BulgariansPG024660BulgariansUzbekistan1,800Unengaged and UnreachedBulgarianEastern Orthodox Christianity
BulgariansPG024500BulgariansTajikistan950Unengaged and UnreachedBulgarianEastern Orthodox Christianity

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

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