People group profile · PG007310
The Mongols of China
The Mongols of China, numbering about 5,680,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are the founders of the Yuan Dynasty under Kublai Khan after Genghis Khan united the tribes in 1206, today settled mainly in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region established in 1947, alongside communities in Northeast China, Xinjiang, and Qinghai.
They are an indigenous people in the Mongolian people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Tibetan Buddhism, and they primarily speak Peripheral Mongolian.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 5,680,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Mongolian
- Primary language
- Peripheral Mongolian (mvf)
- Primary religion
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mongols 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 Mongols
- 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
Tibetan Buddhism · Buddhism
52% adherents
Primary language
Peripheral Mongolian · Mongolic-Khitan family
70% speak Peripheral Mongolian
Gospel resources in Peripheral Mongolian
- Bible available, published 2019
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Inner Mongolian)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mongols
- 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.
- 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.
Mongol in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106758) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mongols | United States | 9,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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