People group profile · PG047964
The Jains (Telugu) of India
The Jains (Telugu) of India, numbering about 62,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a pan-Indian ethnoreligious community united by the Jain religious tradition. They comprise numerous regional and caste-based communities that typically retain their local languages and cultural identities.
They are an indigenous people in the South Asian Jain people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Jainism, and they primarily speak Telugu.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 62,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- South Asian Jain
- Primary language
- Telugu (tel)
- Primary religion
- Jainism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- concentrated in the urban centers of Andhra Pradesh
Where they live
Gospel status
The Jains (Telugu) are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Jains (Telugu)
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Jainism · Other
100% adherents
Primary language
Telugu · Dravidian family
100% speak Telugu
Gospel resources in Telugu
- Bible available, published 2022
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs 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 Jains (Telugu)
- 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.
- 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.
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