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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Greeks of Russian Federation

The Greeks of Russian Federation, numbering approximately 98,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Southern European people whose culture has been shaped by a long continuity of life in the eastern Mediterranean, a shared Greek language, Orthodox Christian traditions, maritime connections, and a strong historical consciousness. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Pontic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Russian Federation
People Cluster: Greek
Primary Language(s): Pontic (pnt)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 98,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048824
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pontic
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Pontic Speakers

Media Resources in Pontic:

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Bible Resources in Pontic:

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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): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% 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

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Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:22

Pray for many lost people to turn to the Lord, finding forgiveness and salvation in Him, for He is the only way to true life and restoration.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
readJohn 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
readPsalm 42:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will thirst for God and be satisfied when they abide in Him.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

Greek Across Countries (ROP3 - 103480) reported in the following countries:

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12 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
GreeksPG048862GreeksCzech Republic3,600No Longer UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG048811GreeksGermany364,000Engaged yet UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG043399GreeksCanada201,000Engaged yet UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG043250GreeksUnited States270,000Engaged yet UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG015321GreeksMalawi6,400Engaged yet UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG000814GreeksGreece9,400,000Engaged yet UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG000636GreeksUnited Kingdom69,000Engaged yet UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG048824GreeksRussian Federation98,000Unengaged and UnreachedPonticEastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG039292GreeksAlbania94,000Unengaged and UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG024557GreeksTurkiye4,300Unengaged and UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG024272GreeksKazakhstan17,000Unengaged and UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity
GreeksPG000019GreeksAustria5,200Unengaged and UnreachedModern Greek (1453-)Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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