People group profile · PG010917
The Sgaw Karen of Thailand
The Sgaw Karen of Thailand, numbering about 204,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of the Karen, an ethnic group of Sino-Tibetan language-speaking people indigenous to the Kayin State in southeastern Myanmar.
They are an indigenous people in the Karen people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak S'gaw Karen.
Fast facts
- Country
- Thailand
- Population
- 204,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Karen
- Primary language
- S'gaw Karen (ksw)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Sgaw Karen 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 Sgaw Karen
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
66% adherents
Primary language
S'gaw Karen · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak S'gaw Karen
Gospel resources in S'gaw Karen
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Karen, Sgaw)
Bibles
- Mason Version · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sgaw Karen
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- 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.
Karen, S'gaw in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108886) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| S'gaw Karen | Myanmar | 2,015,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Karen | India | 2,800 | No Longer Unreached |
| S'gaw Karen | United States | 325 | No Longer Unreached |
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