The Chamar, Bhambi (Gujarati) of India

The Chamar, Bhambi (Gujarati) of India, numbering approximately 1,120,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a sub-group within the larger Chamar community of India. Though traditionally associated with leather work and tanning, Bhambi Chamars are now part of the broader agricultural and urban labor force They are an Indigenous people, in the Chamar people cluster of the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Gujarati.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Chamar
Primary Language(s): Gujarati (guj)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,120,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG046030

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gujarati
Language Family: Indo-European

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Gujarati Speakers

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Next steps for the Chamar, Bhambi (Gujarati)

The Chamar, Bhambi (Gujarati) are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

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Next steps for the Chamar, Bhambi (Gujarati)

The Chamar, Bhambi (Gujarati) are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Chamar, Bhambi (Gujarati)

The Chamar, Bhambi (Gujarati) 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.

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For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
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He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
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Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

Bhambi, Gujarati (ROP3 - 116428) reported in the following countries:

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