The Lithuanians of United Kingdom

The Lithuanians of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 157,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Baltic people indigenous to Lithuania who speak Lithuanian, a Baltic language. Their culture reflects Baltic heritage, Roman Catholic traditions, and centuries of interaction with Central and Eastern European societies. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Lithuanian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Baltic
Primary Language(s): Lithuanian (lit)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 157,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049995
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Pray for the Lithuanians of United Kingdom

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

84%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lithuanian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Lithuanian Speakers

Media Resources in Lithuanian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Lithuanian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Public Domain✓

1 entry

Or check out the Lithuanian bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Lithuanians 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 Lithuanians:
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 Lithuanians of United Kingdom

O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
readPsalm 10:17-18

Pray that God, in accordance with His good character, will give justice to those who are oppressed by sin and that they will know that His offer of salvation is for everyone.

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
readPsalm 150:2

Pray for the gospel to advance among those who are living in darkness. Pray that they will come to know Jesus and praise Him for all that He has done.

It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the LORD; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
readIsaiah 25:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will proclaim and rejoice in His salvation.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:19-20

Ask God to bring people among this group to faith in Jesus who will be obedient to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to obey all that Christ has commanded.

Lithuanian Across Countries (ROP3 - 105803) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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10 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
LithuaniansLithuaniansGermany58,000Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansLatvia25,000Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansLithuania2,310,000Engaged yet UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansKazakhstan9,400Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansUzbekistan3,100Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansUnited States47,000Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansCanada10,500Engaged yet UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansIreland40,500Engaged yet UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansUnited Kingdom157,000Engaged yet UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism
LithuaniansLithuaniansSweden15,500Unengaged and UnreachedLithuanianRoman Catholicism

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