People group profile · PG043534
The Bengali of the United States
The Bengali of the United States, numbering about 377,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic community originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia.
They are a diaspora people in the Bengali people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Bengali.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 377,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Bengali
- Primary language
- Bengali (ben)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bengali 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bengali
- 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
65% adherents
Primary language
Bengali · Indo-European family
100% speak Bengali
Gospel resources in Bengali
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Bangla)
- JESUS (Bangla Muslim)
- JESUS (Bengali (Indian))
- JESUS (Bangla)
- JESUS (Bangla Muslim)
- JESUS (Bengali (Indian))
- Magdalena (Bengali (Indian))
- Magdalena (Bangla Muslim)
- The Savior (Bengali (Indian))
Bibles
- Common Language Version · video, audio, text
- Mussolmani · video, audio
- Re-edit Bangla Version · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bengali
- 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.
Bengali in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101254) is reported in 15 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengali | India | 4,585,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | United Arab Emirates | 1,355,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | United Kingdom | 1,175,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Saudi Arabia | 1,080,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Malaysia | 500,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Pakistan | 393,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Myanmar | 347,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Oman | 267,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Singapore | 157,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Italy | 134,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Canada | 81,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Thailand | 35,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bengali | Sri Lanka | 25,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Germany | 15,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Kenya | 1,700 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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