People group profile · PG000848
The Poles of Latvia
The Poles of Latvia, numbering about 46,000 people, are Unengaged and 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 are a diaspora people in the Slav, Western people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Polish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Latvia
- Population
- 46,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Slav, Western
- Primary language
- Polish (pol)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Poles are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Poles
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
50% adherents
Primary language
Polish · Indo-European family
100% speak Polish
Gospel resources in Polish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1632 Polish Biblia Gdanska · text
- Living New Testament (Słowo Życia) · video
- Millennium Bible · audio
- New Covenant Translation · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Poles
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Poles in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108096) is reported in 23 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poles | Poland | 36,630,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Brazil | 1,900,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Ukraine | 1,275,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Germany | 922,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | United Kingdom | 755,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | United States | 521,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Canada | 318,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Belarus | 293,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Argentina | 233,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Lithuania | 179,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Ireland | 124,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Belgium | 101,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Italy | 94,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Sweden | 79,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Kazakhstan | 62,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Poles | Austria | 58,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Australia | 53,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Spain | 53,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Poles | Czech Republic | 20,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Iceland | 20,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Denmark | 16,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Venezuela | 8,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poles | Uzbekistan | 3,800 | No Longer Unreached |
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