People group profile · PG001167
The Garo of Bangladesh
The Garo of Bangladesh, numbering about 138,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Tibeto-Burmese in Northeast India and Bangladesh.
They are an indigenous people in the Garo-Tripuri people cluster of the Himalayan Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Garo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Population
- 138,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Garo-Tripuri
- Primary language
- Garo (grt)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 50% or Greater but Less than 75%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Garo are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Garo
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
58% adherents
Primary language
Garo · Sino-Tibetan family
90% speak Garo
Gospel resources in Garo
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Garo)
Bibles
- 2004 Bangladesh Bible Society · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Garo
- 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.
- 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.
Garo in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103233) is reported in 1 other country.
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