Dear Co-laborer in Christ,
Last week we updated both the Christian presence map and the Church location map representing the 2012 Church data.
The Christian presence map also uses the latest population data from the Department of Provincial Affairs. To view the new Christian presence map please please click this link: CHRISTIAN PRESENCE
We added more than 300 churches to the Church location map. To view this map please click this link: CHURCH LOCATIONS If you don’t have a password you will need to ask for one by clicking on the permission button. (Note: Church locations are accurate to the sub-district level)
In 2012 the percentage of Protestant Christians in Thailand improved slightly. Christians now consists of 0.59% of the total population. There is still much work to be done. 226 of Thailand’s districts are still without churches. 5,716 of 7,425 sub-districts don’t have a church. 39.5 million people live in these sub-districts.
The following lists show the top five districts and top five sub-districts with the largest populations of people where there is no church.
TOP FIVE DISTRICTS
Province |
District |
Population |
Si Sa Ket |
Uthumphon Phisai |
107,255 |
Kanchanaburi |
Tha Muang |
106,837 |
Bangkok |
Bang Phlat |
100,319 |
Nong Bua Lamphu |
Na Klang |
91,095 |
Yala |
Raman |
88,388 |
TOP FIVE SUB-DISTRICTS
Province |
District |
Sub-District |
Population |
Bangkok |
Don Meung |
Don Meung |
80,879 |
Bangkok |
Nong Khaem |
Nong Khaem |
73,127 |
Nonthaburi |
Bang Bua Thong |
Bang Rak Phatthana |
70,081 |
Samut Prakan |
Bang Phli |
Bang Phli Yai |
69,310 |
Bangkok |
Dusit |
Thanon Nakhon Chai Si |
60,780 |
If they don’t have a church how will they come to know God? Who will disciple them?
As Romans 10:14,15 says 14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?I 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news"
Pray that someone will go and start a church in one of these areas so that they too can hear the Good News and become true followers of Jesus Christ.
God Bless you in your ministry,
Dwight Martin
Research Coordinator
Thailand Evangelism & Church Growth Committee
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