People group profile · PG022097
The Flemings of Belgium
The Flemings of Belgium, numbering about 6,855,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Dutch-speaking Germanic people of Flanders in northern Belgium. They share a cultural heritage rooted in the historic Low Countries and maintain traditions shaped by Flemish language, regional identity, and European commerce.
They are an indigenous people in the Germanic people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Dutch.
Fast facts
- Country
- Belgium
- Population
- 6,855,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Germanic
- Primary language
- Dutch (nld)
- 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
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
- Location
- West Flanders province
Where they live
Gospel status
The Flemings 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 Flemings
- 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
48% adherents
Primary language
Dutch · Indo-European family
100% speak Dutch
Gospel resources in Dutch
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1750 Dutch Staten Vertaling Bible · text
- Herziene Statenvertaling (HSV) · video, audio, text
- Het Boek · video
- New Dutch Translation (de Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling) · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Flemings
- 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.
Fleming in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103034) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flemings | Rwanda | 4,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Flemings | United States | 2,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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