People group profile · PG050374
The Sikhs of the United States
The Sikhs of the United States, numbering about 304,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Punjabi Sikh diaspora people of the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, descended from migrants who settled in the United States and maintain ties to the broader Punjabi cultural heritage and Sikh religious tradition.
They are a diaspora people in the Punjabi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sikhism, and they primarily speak Panjabi.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 304,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Punjabi
- Primary language
- Panjabi (pan)
- Primary religion
- Sikhism
- 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 Sikhs 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 Sikhs
- 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
100% adherents
Primary language
Panjabi · Indo-European family
100% speak Panjabi
Gospel resources in Panjabi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Punjabi)
- Magdalena (Punjabi)
- The Savior (Punjabi)
Bibles
- 2000 Bible League International · text
- Indian Revised Version · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sikhs
- 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.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Punjabi Sikh in other countries
The same people (ROP3 119363) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikhs | Canada | 524,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Punjabi Sikhs | Hong Kong | 7,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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