People group profile · PG042371
The Romanians of Belgium
The Romanians of Belgium, numbering about 125,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an East Romance people descended from Romanized Dacians of historical Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania, predominantly Romanian Orthodox, noted for a Latin language preserved amid Slavic and Hungarian neighbors and strong rural folk-culture traditions.
They are a diaspora people in the Romanian people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and they primarily speak Romanian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Belgium
- Population
- 125,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Romanian
- Primary language
- Romanian (ron)
- Primary religion
- Eastern Orthodox Christianity
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Romanians 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Romanians
- 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
80% adherents
Primary language
Romanian · Indo-European family
100% speak Romanian
Gospel resources in Romanian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Romanian)
Bibles
- 2000 Bible League International · text
- Dumitru Cornilescu / Библия Думитру Корнилеску 1924 · audio
- Interconfessional Version · audio, text
- Noua Traducere Românească (NTR) · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Romanians
- 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.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Romanian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108398) is reported in 14 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romanians | Romania | 16,320,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Italy | 1,305,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Spain | 672,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Romanians | United Kingdom | 383,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Romanians | United States | 173,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Canada | 106,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Romanians | Hungary | 96,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Austria | 84,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Ireland | 32,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | France | 13,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Czech Republic | 13,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Azerbaijan | 2,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Romanians | Venezuela | 1,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Romanians | Turkmenistan | 90 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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