People group profile · PG001178
The Khasi of Bangladesh
The Khasi of Bangladesh, numbering about 274,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Bangladesh's Sylhet Division who were among the earliest settlers of the Assam-Meghalaya-Sylhet region, founding an independent Jaintia kingdom by the 16th century before British trade posts undermined their chiefdoms' authority.
They are an indigenous people in the South Asian Tribal people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Khasi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Population
- 274,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- South Asian Tribal
- Primary language
- Khasi (kha)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- 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
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Khasi 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 Khasi
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Khasi · Austroasiatic family
100% speak Khasi
Gospel resources in Khasi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Khasi)
Bibles
- Bible Society of India · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Khasi
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Khasi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104918) is reported in 1 other country.
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