People group profile · PG050104
The Southern Baloch of Bahrain
The Southern Baloch of Bahrain, numbering about 51,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of Baloch, a nomadic, pastoral, Western Iranic ethnic group native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia.
They are a diaspora people in the Baloch people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Southern Balochi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bahrain
- Population
- 51,500
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Baloch
- Primary language
- Southern Balochi (bcc)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
- Location
- South Balochistan and Sindh provinces, Karachi
Where they live
Gospel status
The Southern Baloch 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 Southern Baloch
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
100% adherents
Primary language
Southern Balochi · Indo-European family
50% speak Southern Balochi
Gospel resources in Southern Balochi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Arabic Script - WBT Edition (Partial NT) · audio, text
- Arabic Script - WBT Edition (Partial NT) · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Southern Baloch
- 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.
Baloch Southern in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109469) is reported in 6 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Baloch | Pakistan | 4,590,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Southern Baloch | Oman | 675,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Southern Baloch | United Arab Emirates | 483,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Southern Baloch | Qatar | 56,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Southern Baloch | Saudi Arabia | 13,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Southern Baloch | United States | 325 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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