Intercultural Church Planting and Missions Ministries
Intercultural Church Planting and Missions Ministries assists churches of all types and sizes in starting new intercultural church plants and in ministries among ethnic/language persons. State missionaries on staff minister are available for the following areas: Asian, South Asian, Hispanic, Literacy Missions, Middle Eastern, and European/Multi-Ethnic.
Some of the ministries available include:
· Assistance with starting language churches and missions including the Deaf
· Refugee resettlement
· Scripture and material distribution in various languages
· Migrant ministry among Hispanic farm workers
· Baptist Mobile Health Ministry to underserved populations
· Contextual Leadership Development and Continuing Education
· Blind resources
· Cooperate with the Acts 1:8 Strategy to facilitate church planting and ministries
DID YOU KNOW?
12% of Atlanta Adults 18-49 are Hispanic.
15% of Atlanta Adults 18-34 are Hispanic.
17.6% of Atlanta Adults 18-24 years of age are Hispanic.
27% of Atlanta residents under 18 are Hispanic.
(Source: Nielsen Media Research, 2007 Universe Estimates)
Survey Shows How the Faith of America's Hispanics Has Changed-Link to Barna Group Article
Speakers of Foreign Languages
(at home in Georgia in the 2000 Census)
Spanish 426,115
French 42,630
German 32,760
Vietnamese 27,670
Korean 25,815
Chinese 19,390
Guajarati 11,135
Kru, Ibo, Yoruba 9,770
Arabic 8,555
Japanese 8,255
(Source: Census Bureau report: Language Spoken at Home for the Population 5 Years and Over, April 2004)
The Census Bureau’s American Community Survey found that in 2006, the foreign born population was 859,590 residents, an increase of 48.9% percent since 2000. In comparison, the foreign-born population changed from 173,126 to 577,273 residents between 1990 and 2000, an increase of 233.4 percent.
The ten countries below constituted nearly three fifths (59.8%) of the foreign-born population in Georgia in 2006. Mexico accounted for approximately one third alone (32.2%).
Foreign-Born Change Since 1990: Top Ten Countries 1990-2006
Rank Country 1990 Country 2000 Country 2006
1 Mexico 20,309 Mexico 190,621 Mexico 276,494
2 Germany 13,268 India 27,834 India 47,464
3 Korea 11,678 Vietnam 25,672 Korea 37,325
4 United Kingdom 10,000 Korea 23,188 Vietnam 32,791
5 India 7,511 Germany 19,039 Jamaica 27,985
6 Canada 7,251 China 17,546 China 25,565
7 Vietnam 6,284 U.K. 16,457 El Salvador 19,170
8 Japan 5,372 Jamaica 15,057 Germany 18,967
9 Cuba 4,406 Canada 14,026 Canada 15,757
10 Philippines 4,160 Guatemala 13,076 Brazil 12,108
All Other 82,887 All Others 214,757 All Others 345,964
Total 173,126 Total 577,273 Total 859,590
Between the 2000 Census and the Census Bureau estimate for 2006, the foreign-born population in Georgia increased by more than 282,000 persons (48.9%). Latin America (including Mexico) accounted for an increase of more than 179,500 immigrants (59.6%). Mexico alone accounted for an increase of nearly 86,000 additional immigrants (up 60.4%). Immigrants from Asia grew by 41% (about 60,500 people). Immigrants from Africa rose by 72.1% (more than 29,100). The immigrant population from Europe and Canada increased by more than 13,600 persons (15.3%).
THE IMMIGRANT STOCK
The Census Bureau estimated that there were about 541,000 people in Georgia in 2000 who were "immigrant stock." That is a term that refers to immigrants and their children born here after their arrival. Based on that estimate, and the estimated population of 8,186,453, the immigrant stock share of the state's population was about 6.6 percent in 2000.
As the graph below shows, the amount and share of population change due to the increase in the foreign stock is rising rapidly. Over the past 34 years the new immigrants and children born to them have added about 859,100 people to the population. Over this period, the increase in the foreign stock has accounted for 20.3 percent of the state’s population increase.
NATURALIZATION
Data from the 2006 American Community Survey indicate that 271,234 residents or 31.6 percent, of the foreign-born population in Georgia were citizens, compared to 169,232 residents, or 29.3 percent, in 2000.
Nationally, 40.3 percent of the foreign-born population was citizens in 2000, and 42.0 percent in 2006. REFUGEE SETTLEMENT
Georgia has received 23,573 refugees over the most recent ten fiscal years (FY1997-2006) including 1,540 persons in FY2006.
According to the 2000 Census:
Almost 650,000 (8%) people in Georgia said they spoke a language other than English at home.
460,000 Spanish
74,000 French
65,500 German
50,000 Vietnamese
Gwinnett County has the fastest growing Korean population in the nation.
How Can I Help?
Teach English as a Second Language (ESL).
Language Missions Ministries of the Georgia Baptist Convention assists in the starting of Language/Culture Congregations. The Church Planting Movement Information System provides you with ongoing services in this area. www.gatracking.org.
We also provide Bibles and scripture portions as well as printed materials, audio visual aids in other languages.
Congregations are encouraged to volunteer assistance by sponsoring refugees in the area of the local church.
Volunteer professionals provide Dental services through the Baptist Mobile Health Ministry.
A full program is available for deaf and hearing people with plans for children, youth and adults yearly at the Georgia Baptist Conference of the Deaf.
If you would like more information or are interested in volunteering for any of the following ministries, please contact Intercultural Church Planting & Missions Ministries of the Georgia Baptist Convention at 770.936.5217.
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