People group profile · PG001161
The Chak of Bangladesh
The Chak of Bangladesh, numbering about 6,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Bangladesh.
They are an indigenous people in the South Asian Buddhist people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Chak.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Population
- 6,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- South Asian Buddhist
- Primary language
- Chak (ckh)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Chak 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 Chak
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
95% adherents
Primary language
Chak · Sino-Tibetan family
48% speak Chak
Gospel resources in Chak
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Chak
- 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.
Chak in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101968) is reported in 1 other country.
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