The Gujaratis of Uganda

The Gujaratis of Uganda, numbering approximately 30,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group known for their vibrant culture, entrepreneurial spirit, and rich traditions, originating from the western Indian state of Gujarat, with a history of significant contributions to trade, arts, and cuisine. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Gujarati is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Gujarati
Primary Language(s): Gujarati (guj)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 30,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042892
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

87%
%
Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gujarati
Language Family: Indo-European

51%
%
Gujarati Speakers

Media Resources in Gujarati:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

Bible Resources in Gujarati:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1997 Bible League International✓
Gujarati New India Bible✓

2 entries

Or check out the Gujarati bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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 Gujaratis:
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Pray specifically for the Gujaratis of Uganda

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
readJohn 3:17

Pray for those who are living under the burdens of man-made religion to learn about the freedom Jesus offers them and turn to Him in faith.

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.

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.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
readLuke 10:1

Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

Gujarati Across Countries (ROP3 - 103544) reported in the following countries:

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25 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
GujaratisGujaratisFrance1,100Unengaged and UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisBangladesh400Unengaged and UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisMaldives1,200Unengaged and UnreachedGujaratiSunni Islam
GujaratisGujaratisBurundi16,000Unengaged and UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisRwanda1,500Unengaged and UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisUganda30,000Unengaged and UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisUnited Kingdom407,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisMyanmar47,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiFolk Hinduism
GujaratisGujaratisSingapore5,700Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisOman73,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiSunni Islam
GujaratisGujaratisTanzania519,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisMadagascar102,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiSunni Islam
GujaratisGujaratisMalawi66,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiSunni Islam
GujaratisGujaratisMozambique37,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiSunni Islam
GujaratisGujaratisReunion23,500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisSeychelles500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisZambia36,500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisZimbabwe28,500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiSunni Islam
GujaratisGujaratisFiji26,500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisMalaysia34,500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisBahrain34,500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisUnited States465,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisCanada115,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisKenya25,000Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
GujaratisGujaratisPakistan1,475,000No Longer UnreachedGujaratiHinduism

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