People group profile · PG000227
The Chechens of Germany
The Chechens of Germany, numbering about 52,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group native to the North Caucasus region of southwestern Russia.
They are a diaspora people in the Caucasus people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Chechen.
Fast facts
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 52,500
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Caucasus
- Primary language
- Chechen (che)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Chechens are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, 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.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Chechens
- 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
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
100% adherents
Primary language
Chechen · Nakh-Daghestanian family
95% speak Chechen
Gospel resources in Chechen
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Chechen)
Bibles
- 2012 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Chechens
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Chechen in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102059) is reported in 9 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chechens | Russian Federation | 1,360,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Chechens | France | 67,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Chechens | Kazakhstan | 42,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Chechens | Austria | 30,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Chechens | Belgium | 18,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Chechens | Georgia | 12,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Chechens | Jordan | 8,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Chechens | Uzbekistan | 1,900 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Chechens | Kyrgyzstan | 900 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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