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Statistics

Of the original 639 unreached, unengaged people groups with populations over 100,000:
  • 95 remain unengaged. No one is trying to reach them.
  • 169 are adopted but not engaged.
  • 334 are engaged with church planting.
  • 339 have known believers.
  • 155 have at least one known church.
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The last frontiers.

The least reached people groups.

Who will reach them?

"There is widespread awareness that the energy and capacity of the missions movement would be enhanced if we could bring more local churches into meaningful participation.  The vast majority of all resources God has entrusted to His people - He has placed in local churches."  - George Miley

The Task

     Today, 639 unengaged, unreached people groups with populations over 100,000, together numbering over 535,000,000 souls, are still beyond the reach of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  They are spiritually lost and helpless like sheep having no Shepherd.  Among them Christ remains unknown, unacknowledged, and unadored.

     The 639 are perhaps the neediest of the needy.  they are unengaged, which means that no one church, no one mission agency... no one has yet taken responsibility to tell them of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ.  The 639 are at the very heart of the unfinished Great Commission task.  Can one church actually make a difference among the 639 unengaged, unreached peoples of the world?

     With the enabling of the One true living, all-powerful God, one church can make a difference.  Will you be one of the ones?

The Vision

     To see every people group in the world engaged with an indigenously led church planting movement. 

The Mission

    To form a global network of local churches, denominations, church planters, and mission agencies that are willing to work together in partnership to see church planting initiatives launched initially among the 639 Unengaged, Unreached People Groups (UUPGs) with populations over 100,000. 

Watch this video and explore this site to learn more about Finishing the Task.

Facts about the 639

  • They are located in 77 countries.
  • They are called Unreached because they have less than 2% evangelical believers.
  • They are called Unengaged because in most cases no one is trying to reach them.
  • One-half of these groups are in India.
  • Most have no church congregations and no believers.
  • Some have no scriptures and no tools for evangelism.
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