People group profile · PG047263
The S'gaw Karen of the United States
The S'gaw Karen of the United States, numbering about 325 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of the Karen, an ethnic group of Sino-Tibetan language-speaking people indigenous to the Kayin State in southeastern Myanmar.
They are a diaspora people in the Karen people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak S'gaw Karen.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 325
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Karen
- Primary language
- S'gaw Karen (ksw)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 30% or Greater but Less than 40%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The S'gaw Karen are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the S'gaw Karen
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
S'gaw Karen · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak S'gaw Karen
Gospel resources in S'gaw Karen
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Karen, Sgaw)
Bibles
- Mason Version · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the S'gaw Karen
- 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.
- 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.
S'gaw Karen in other countries
The same people is also reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| S'gaw Karen | Myanmar | 2,015,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Sgaw Karen | Thailand | 204,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Karen | India | 2,800 | No Longer Unreached |
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