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The Ukrainians of Canada

The Ukrainians of Canada, numbering approximately 255,000 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: Canada
People Cluster: Slav, Eastern
Primary Language(s): Ukrainian (ukr)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 255,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043496
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

82%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ukrainian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Ukrainian Speakers

Media Resources in Ukrainian:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
The Savior View Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Ukrainian:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
1930 Ukranian Bible ✓
Ukrainian Ohienko Bible 2015 ✓
Переклад Р. Турконяка (UTT) ✓

3 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

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 Canada

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 8:1

Pray that God will reassure those who may be struggling with the cost of following Jesus that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
read2 Corinthians 5:18

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will serve as God's ambassadors, sharing the message of reconciliation with others.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

Pray that God will raise up believers who can share the gospel with people who don't know the good news of Jesus, that God is light and in him, there is no darkness at all.

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

Strategic Progress Index

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26 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Ukrainians PG042916 Ukrainians Ukraine 34,450,000 Engaged yet Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG048814 Ukrainians Russian Federation 1,115,000 No Longer Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG024330 Ukrainians Kazakhstan 419,000 No Longer Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG043666 Ukrainians United States 377,000 Engaged yet Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG043496 Ukrainians Canada 255,000 No Longer Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG048834 Ukrainians Italy 244,000 Engaged yet Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG048839 Ukrainians Moldova 212,000 Engaged yet Unreached Russian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG042906 Ukrainians Belarus 155,000 Engaged yet Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG000275 Ukrainians Germany 146,000 No Longer Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG048861 Ukrainians Czech Republic 142,000 Engaged yet Unreached Russian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG000903 Ukrainians Romania 63,500 Unengaged and Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG000850 Ukrainians Latvia 48,500 No Longer Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG024323 Ukrainians Uzbekistan 48,000 No Longer Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG000887 Ukrainians Poland 45,500 No Longer Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG000803 Ukrainians Georgia 38,000 Engaged yet Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG017373 Ukrainians Argentina 37,000 No Longer Unreached Ukrainian Unaffiliated
Ukrainians PG048555 Ukrainians Brazil 33,500 Engaged yet Unreached Portuguese Roman Catholicism
Ukrainians PG050308 Ukrainians Estonia 33,000 No Longer Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG000692 Ukrainians United Kingdom 33,000 No Longer Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG000205 Ukrainians France 23,000 No Longer Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG024094 Ukrainians Azerbaijan 20,500 Unengaged and Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG024536 Ukrainians Tajikistan 13,000 No Longer Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG000975 Ukrainians Slovakia 10,500 Engaged yet Unreached Ukrainian Unaffiliated
Ukrainians PG016498 Ukrainians Venezuela 9,100 Unengaged and Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG024648 Ukrainians Turkmenistan 8,500 No Longer Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Ukrainians PG024375 Ukrainians Kyrgyzstan 2,200 No Longer Unreached Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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