People group profile · PG017339
The Galicians of Argentina
The Galicians of Argentina, numbering about 884,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Spanish diaspora community descended from migrants from Galicia who retain elements of Galician cultural heritage, language, and regional identity within the broader Argentine population.
They are a diaspora people in the Spanish people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Galician.
Fast facts
- Country
- Argentina
- Population
- 884,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Spanish
- Primary language
- Galician (glg)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- 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
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Galicians 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 Galicians
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
80% adherents
Primary language
Galician · Indo-European family
100% speak Galician
Gospel resources in Galician
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Galician)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Galicians
- 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.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
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