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The Poles of Belarus

The Poles of Belarus, numbering approximately 293,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a West Slavic people of Central Europe whose culture has been shaped by Slavic heritage, Roman Catholic traditions, agricultural and urban communities, and a long history of statehood, foreign rule, and national resilience. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Polish is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Polish

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Belarus
People Cluster: Slav, Western
Primary Language(s): Polish (pol)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 293,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049318
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Pray for the Poles of Belarus

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Polish
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Polish Speakers

Media Resources in Polish:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Polish:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1632 Polish Biblia Gdanska✓
Living New Testament (Słowo Życia)✓
Millennium Bible✓
New Covenant Translation✓✓

4 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Polish bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Poles 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.

Next steps for the Poles:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Poles of Belarus

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.
read1 Peter 3:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will always be prepared to share the reason for the hope that they have in Jesus with gentleness and respect.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that God will bring people to faith who are excited about the eternal life they have in Christ and will want to cross cultures to share this hope with others.

Poles Across Countries (ROP3 - 108096) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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24 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
PolesPG024310PolesUzbekistan3,800No Longer UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG024292PolesKazakhstan62,500No Longer UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG049318PolesBelarus293,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG047835PolesIreland124,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG046466PolesUnited States521,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG043459PolesCanada319,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG042917PolesUkraine1,270,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG042353PolesSpain53,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG017359PolesArgentina233,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG008056PolesAustralia53,500Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000883PolesPoland36,650,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000671PolesUnited Kingdom756,000Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG050193PolesIceland20,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG050052PolesBelgium101,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG048835PolesItaly94,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG017075PolesBrazil1,900,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG016487PolesVenezuela8,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000852PolesLithuania179,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000848PolesLatvia46,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000773PolesCzech Republic20,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000564PolesSweden79,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000263PolesGermany923,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000092PolesDenmark16,000Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PolesPG000036PolesAustria58,500Unengaged and UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism

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

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