People group profile · PG001226
The Gurung of Bhutan
The Gurung of Bhutan, numbering about 9,600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the hills and mountains of Gandaki Province in Nepal.
They are a diaspora people in the South Asian Buddhist people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Gurung.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bhutan
- Population
- 9,600
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- South Asian Buddhist
- Primary language
- Gurung (gvr)
- 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 Gurung 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 Gurung
- 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
50% adherents
Primary language
Gurung · Sino-Tibetan family
75% speak Gurung
Gospel resources in Gurung
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Gurung)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Gurung
- 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.
Gurung, Western in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110781) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Gurung | Nepal | 719,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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