People group profile · PG047432
The Khalka Mongols of Canada
The Khalka Mongols of Canada, numbering about 1,300 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a community of Khalkha Mongol origin in Canada that maintains the language, traditions, and cultural heritage of the principal Mongol people of modern Mongolia.
They are a diaspora people in the Mongolian people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Tibetan Buddhism, and they primarily speak Halh Mongolian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 1,300
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Mongolian
- Primary language
- Halh Mongolian (khk)
- Primary religion
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Khalka Mongols 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 Khalka Mongols
- 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
Tibetan Buddhism · Buddhism
Primary language
Halh Mongolian · Mongolic-Khitan family
100% speak Halh Mongolian
Gospel resources in Halh Mongolian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 2011 Mongolian Union Bible Society · audio
- Ariun Bible 2013 · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Khalka Mongols
- 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.
Mongol, Khalka in other countries
The same people (ROP3 114225) is reported in 8 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khalka Mongols | Mongolia | 3,190,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Khalka Mongols | Taiwan | 7,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Khalka Mongols | Germany | 5,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Khalka Mongols | Austria | 2,600 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Khalka Mongols | Czech Republic | 2,300 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Khalka Mongols | United Kingdom | 1,900 | No Longer Unreached |
| Khalka Mongols | Hungary | 1,200 | No Longer Unreached |
| Khalka Mongols | Kyrgyzstan | 150 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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