People group profile · PG042494
The Punjabis of Belgium
The Punjabis of Belgium, numbering about 24,000 people, are Unengaged and 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
- Belgium
- Population
- 24,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Punjabi
- Primary language
- Western Panjabi (pnb)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- 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
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Punjabis 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 Punjabis
- 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
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 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 | United Kingdom | 272,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Western Punjabis | Libya | 73,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Punjabis | France | 5,100 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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