People group profile · PG000601
The Spaniards of Switzerland
The Spaniards of Switzerland, numbering about 85,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Southern European people whose culture has been shaped by the interaction of Iberian, Roman, Visigothic, Islamic, Jewish, and Christian traditions, as well as centuries of regional development within the Iberian Peninsula.
They are a diaspora people in the Spanish people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Spanish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Switzerland
- Population
- 85,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Spanish
- Primary language
- Spanish (spa)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Spaniards 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Spaniards
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
92% adherents
Primary language
Spanish · Indo-European family
100% speak Spanish
Gospel resources in Spanish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Spanish, Castilian)
- Magdalena (Spanish, Latin American)
- The Savior (Spanish, Latin American)
Bibles
- 1569 Sagradas Escrituras · text
- 1602 Reina-Valera Antigua · text
- Biblia de América · video, audio, text
- Dios Habla Hoy · audio
- La Biblia · text
- La Palabra de Dios para Todos · audio
- La Santa Biblia, Nueva Versión Internacional® · video
- Lenguaje Actual · audio
- Reina Valera 1995 · audio
- Reina Valera Contemporánea · video
- Reina Valera, Revisada y Corregida (1865) · text
- The Word of God for All - 2000 World Bible Translation Center · audio, text
- The Word of God for All 2014 · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Spaniards
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- 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.
Spaniards in other countries
The same people is also reported in 18 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spaniards | Spain | 31,920,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Spaniards | France | 248,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Spaniards | Germany | 184,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Spaniards | United Kingdom | 159,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | United States | 85,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Spaniards | Belgium | 50,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Spaniards | Italy | 27,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | Andorra | 24,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | Netherlands | 19,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | Australia | 19,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Spaniards | Angola | 18,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Spaniards | Portugal | 16,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | Ireland | 15,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Spaniards | Canada | 12,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Spaniards | Austria | 7,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | Denmark | 5,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | New Caledonia | 2,900 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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