People group profile · PG022866
The Siau Sangirese of Indonesia
The Siau Sangirese of Indonesia, numbering about 82,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian island people of Indonesia's Sangihe archipelago, migrating through the Philippines and Sulawesi, first exposed to Christianity in 1568 by missionary Mascarenhas, before Dutch rule in 1677 and later Protestant conversion via the Minahasa.
They are an indigenous people in the Minahasa-Sangir of Sulawesi people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Sangir.
Fast facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Population
- 82,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Minahasa-Sangir of Sulawesi
- Primary language
- Sangir (sxn)
- 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 ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- North Sulawesi province: Great Sangir island east peninsula
Where they live
Gospel status
The Siau Sangirese 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Siau Sangirese
- 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
Primary language
Sangir · Austronesian family
100% speak Sangir
Gospel resources in Sangir
- Bible available, published 2022
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Today's Sangir Version, 2003 · audio, text
- Today's Siau Version · audio
- Today's Tagulandang Version · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Siau Sangirese
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
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