People group profile · PG023134
The Western Punjabis of the United Kingdom
The Western Punjabis of the United Kingdom, numbering about 272,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Punjab region of eastern Pakistan and northwestern India.
They are a diaspora people in the Punjabi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Western Panjabi.
Fast facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 272,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Punjabi
- Primary language
- Western Panjabi (pnb)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Western Punjabis 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Western Punjabis
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
Primary language
Western Panjabi · Indo-European family
100% speak Western Panjabi
Gospel resources in Western Panjabi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Panjabi, Western)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Western Punjabis
- 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.
- 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.
Punjabi, Western in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110802) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Punjabis | Pakistan | 97,410,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Western Punjabis | Libya | 73,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Punjabis | Belgium | 24,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Punjabis | France | 5,100 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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