People group profile · PG022629
The Bacan of Indonesia
The Bacan of Indonesia, numbering about 3,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Malayic people of the Bacan Islands whose ancestors are thought to have migrated from Borneo and whose identity remains tied to Bacan Malay.
They are an indigenous people in the Malay people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak North Moluccan Malay.
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 3,800
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Malay
- Primary language
- North Moluccan Malay (max)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- 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
- Also known as
- Bacan, Bacan Malay, Bacanese Malay
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- North Maluku province: at least 2 villages on Bacan and Mandioli islands
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bacan 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 Bacan
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
65% adherents
Primary language
North Moluccan Malay · Austronesian family
100% speak North Moluccan Malay
Gospel resources in North Moluccan Malay
- Bible available, published 2020
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Malay, North Moluccan)
Bibles
- Perjanjian Baru terjemahan Bahasa Melayu Maluku Utara · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bacan
- 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.
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