People group profile · PG007207
The Indonesians of China
The Indonesians of China, numbering about 11,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian linguistic community whose identity is more closely linked to Indonesian citizenship than to ethnic background.
They are a diaspora people in the Malay people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Indonesian.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 11,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Malay
- Primary language
- Indonesian (ind)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 30% or Greater but Less than 40%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Indonesians 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 Indonesians
- 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
36% adherents
Primary language
Indonesian · Austronesian family
100% speak Indonesian
Gospel resources in Indonesian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Indonesian (Yesus))
- JESUS (Indonesian (Isa))
- Magdalena (Indonesian (Isa))
- The Savior (Indonesian (Yesus))
Bibles
- Indonesian New Translation (formal) Version, 1974 · video, audio, text
- Indonesian New Translation (formal) Version, 1974 · audio, text
- Plain Indonesian Translation · audio, text
- Sehari-hari · text
- Shellabear NT Kitab Suci Injil (Terjemahan 1912) · video, audio, text
- Shellabear OT Association for the Restoration of the 1912 Translation · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Indonesians
- 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.
Indonesian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 114115) is reported in 7 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesians | Malaysia | 344,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Indonesians | Singapore | 200,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Indonesians | Netherlands | 158,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Indonesians | Hong Kong | 140,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Indonesians | United States | 79,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Indonesians | Australia | 30,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Indonesians | Canada | 17,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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