The Ukrainians of Uzbekistan

The Ukrainians of Uzbekistan, numbering approximately 47,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an East Slavic people of the East European Plain, speakers of Ukrainian, predominantly Eastern Orthodox with a Greek Catholic minority, marked by Cossack heritage, agrarian traditions, and a national identity forged against centuries of imperial rule. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Ukrainian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Uzbekistan
People Cluster: Slav, Eastern
Primary Language(s): Ukrainian (ukr)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 47,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG024323
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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: Ukrainian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Ukrainian Speakers

Media Resources in Ukrainian:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Ukrainian:

Or check out the Ukrainian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ukrainians 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 Ukrainians:
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 Ukrainians of Uzbekistan

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
readEphesians 2:8-9

Pray that the lost among them will receive the gift of salvation by grace through faith, not by works, and be created for good works.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God.
readRomans 4:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not waver but will grow strong in their belief, knowing that the Lord rewards those who seek Him.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Ukrainian Across Countries (ROP3 - 110376) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

26 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
UkrainiansUkrainiansRomania63,500Unengaged and UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansVenezuela9,100Unengaged and UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansAzerbaijan20,500Unengaged and UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansGeorgia38,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansSlovakia10,500Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianUnaffiliated
UkrainiansUkrainiansBelarus155,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansUkraine34,450,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansUnited States377,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansBrazil33,500Engaged yet UnreachedPortugueseRoman Catholicism
UkrainiansUkrainiansItaly244,000Engaged yet UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansMoldova212,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansCzech Republic142,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansFrance23,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansGermany146,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansUnited Kingdom33,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansLatvia48,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansPoland45,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansArgentina37,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianUnaffiliated
UkrainiansUkrainiansUzbekistan47,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansKazakhstan419,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansKyrgyzstan2,200No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansTajikistan13,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansTurkmenistan8,500No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansCanada254,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansRussian Federation1,115,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity
UkrainiansUkrainiansEstonia33,000No Longer UnreachedUkrainianEastern Orthodox Christianity

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