People group profile · PG043641
The St. Lawrence Island Yupik of the United States
The St. Lawrence Island Yupik of the United States, numbering about 1,600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous Arctic people whose homeland lies at the crossroads of Asia and North America, centered on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, Alaska.
They are an indigenous people in the Arctic Peoples people cluster of the North American Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Central Siberian Yupik.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 1,600
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Arctic Peoples
- Primary language
- Central Siberian Yupik (ess)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- 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
- Also known as
- Siberian Yupik, St. Lawrence Island Siberian Yupik, Azuzipik
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
- Location
- Alaska: Gambell, Savoonga on Saint Lawrence Island
Where they live
Gospel status
The St. Lawrence Island Yupik 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 St. Lawrence Island Yupik
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Central Siberian Yupik · Eskimo-Aleut family
70% speak Central Siberian Yupik
Gospel resources in Central Siberian Yupik
- Bible available, published 2021
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the St. Lawrence Island Yupik
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- 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.
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