People group profile · PG047224
The Telugu of the United States
The Telugu of the United States, numbering about 428,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indo-Iranian ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the India states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Puducherry.
They are a diaspora people in the Telugu people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Telugu.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 428,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Telugu
- Primary language
- Telugu (tel)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- 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
- Location
- Scattered
Where they live
Gospel status
The Telugu 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 Telugu
- 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
Gospel resources in Telugu
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- Magdalena (Telugu)
- The Savior (Telugu)
Bibles
- Contemporary Version · video
- Contemporary Version - LUMO Christmas Film · video
- Contemporary Version - LUMO Easter Film · video
- Easy to Read Version · audio, text
- Grace Ministries · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Telugu
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Telugu in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109930) is reported in 9 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telugu | United Arab Emirates | 518,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Telugu | Myanmar | 271,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Telugu | Malaysia | 138,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Telugu | Bahrain | 34,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Telugu | Canada | 17,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Telugu | Sri Lanka | 13,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Telugu | Bangladesh | 12,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Telugu | Singapore | 850 | No Longer Unreached |
| Telugu | Kuwait | 850 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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