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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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Pray specifically for the Greeks of Russian Federation

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
readPsalm 1:6

As many look for hope in worldly pleasures, pray they will hear and accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
readPsalm 119:97

Pray that the lost will have access to God's Word in their language and treasure it deeply, meditating on God's promises and precepts.

My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
readJohn 10:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember that they can never lose their salvation

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
readIsaiah 51:11

Pray that, as God sends people to cross cultures and share the good news of Jesus, many will turn to the Lord in repentance and faith and start a personal relationship with Him that will bring them everlasting joy.

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

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12 people groups

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

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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