Bulgaria
Republic of Bulgaria - Europe
Balkan state adjoining Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.
Area: 110, 912 sq km
Population: 7, 497, 282
Annual Growth: -0.63%
Capital: Sofia
Urbanites: 71.7%
Peoples: 34 (24% unreached) Unreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: Bulgarian
Languages: 16
Largest Religion: Christian 79.91% (Only 1.9% are Evangelical Christians)
Answer to Prayer:
Significant growth of evangelical and charismatic believers. Evangelicals went from 0.4% of the population in 1980 to close to 2% today. Growth was significant in the 1990s and, with overall population decline, even maintaining the plateaued numbers since 2000 can be seen as progress.
Challenge for Prayer:
The Orthodox Church needs renewal and new life. A bitter schism weakened and undermined the Church, stemming from the collusion of Orthodox leaders with the former Communist regime. Disunity persists, even at the local level. Orthodoxy is still largely equated to a Bulgarian identity, but this is changing as other religious groups take root and grow. Pray for a genuine move of the Holy Spirit that brings reconciliation of rifts and a full realization of Orthodoxy’s spiritual richness.
Balkan state adjoining Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.
Area: 110, 912 sq km
Population: 7, 497, 282
Annual Growth: -0.63%
Capital: Sofia
Urbanites: 71.7%
Peoples: 34 (24% unreached) Unreached Peoples Prayer Card
Official language: Bulgarian
Languages: 16
Largest Religion: Christian 79.91% (Only 1.9% are Evangelical Christians)
Answer to Prayer:
Significant growth of evangelical and charismatic believers. Evangelicals went from 0.4% of the population in 1980 to close to 2% today. Growth was significant in the 1990s and, with overall population decline, even maintaining the plateaued numbers since 2000 can be seen as progress.
Challenge for Prayer:
The Orthodox Church needs renewal and new life. A bitter schism weakened and undermined the Church, stemming from the collusion of Orthodox leaders with the former Communist regime. Disunity persists, even at the local level. Orthodoxy is still largely equated to a Bulgarian identity, but this is changing as other religious groups take root and grow. Pray for a genuine move of the Holy Spirit that brings reconciliation of rifts and a full realization of Orthodoxy’s spiritual richness.
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