People group profile · PG017249
The Mennonites of Paraguay
The Mennonites of Paraguay, numbering about 50,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnoreligious community that originated in the German and Dutch-speaking regions of Central Europe in the early years of the Protestant Reformation.
They are a diaspora people in the Germanic people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Plautdietsch.
Fast facts
- Country
- Paraguay
- Population
- 50,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Germanic
- Primary language
- Plautdietsch (pdt)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Also known as
- Lowland Germans
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mennonites are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Mennonites
- 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
70% adherents
Primary language
Plautdietsch · Indo-European family
100% speak Plautdietsch
Gospel resources in Plautdietsch
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Plautdietsch)
Bibles
- 1987 Kindred Press · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mennonites
- 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.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Mennonites in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106548) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mennonites | Canada | 164,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mennonites | Mexico | 125,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mennonites | Bolivia | 77,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mennonites | United States | 16,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mennonites | Belize | 14,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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