People group profile · PG024610
The Belarusians of Turkmenistan
The Belarusians of Turkmenistan, numbering about 4,600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an East Slavic people of the East European Plain, speakers of Belarusian alongside dominant Russian, predominantly Eastern Orthodox with a Catholic minority, shaped by Commonwealth and Soviet rule and rural Polesian marshland traditions.
They are a diaspora people in the Slav, Eastern people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and they primarily speak Belarusian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Population
- 4,600
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Slav, Eastern
- Primary language
- Belarusian (bel)
- Primary religion
- Eastern Orthodox Christianity
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Central Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Belarusians are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Belarusians
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity · Christianity
60% adherents
Primary language
Belarusian · Indo-European family
100% speak Belarusian
Gospel resources in Belarusian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 2003 Bible Society in the Republic of Belarus · video, audio
- JFC Version · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Belarusians
- 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.
Belarusian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101833) is reported in 11 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarusians | Belarus | 7,870,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Belarusians | Russian Federation | 789,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Belarusians | United States | 52,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Belarusians | Poland | 47,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Belarusians | Germany | 23,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Belarusians | Canada | 19,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Belarusians | Estonia | 19,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Belarusians | Uzbekistan | 18,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Belarusians | Azerbaijan | 7,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Belarusians | Argentina | 4,700 | No Longer Unreached |
| Belarusians | Tajikistan | 4,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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