People group profile · PG048828
The Mansi of the Russian Federation
The Mansi of the Russian Federation, numbering about 12,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Russia.
They are an indigenous people in the Finno-Ugric people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Shamanism, and they primarily speak Mansi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Russian Federation
- Population
- 12,500
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Finno-Ugric
- Primary language
- Mansi (mns)
- Primary religion
- Shamanism
- 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
- Eastern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mansi 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 Mansi
- 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
Shamanism · Ethnoreligion
96% adherents
Primary language
Mansi · Uralic family
83% speak Mansi
Gospel resources in Mansi
- Bible available, published 2016
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mansi
- 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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