People group profile · PG006736
The Ewenki of China
The Ewenki of China, numbering about 29,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a small, officially recognized ethnic minority of China, part of the wider Evenki/Tungusic peoples of North Asia. The Ewenki are historically forest hunters and herders, with some becoming steppe pastoralists.
They are an indigenous people in the Altaic people cluster of the Turkic Peoples. Their primary religion is Shamanism, and they primarily speak Evenki.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 29,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Altaic
- Primary language
- Evenki (evn)
- Primary religion
- Shamanism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ewenki 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 Ewenki
- 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
Shamanism · Ethnoreligion
50% adherents
Primary language
Evenki · Tungusic family
70% speak Evenki
Gospel resources in Evenki
- Bible available, published 2018
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2002 Edition · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ewenki
- 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.
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