Lithuanian people have a long history of migration to North America migrating primarily for economic reasons or seeking to escape to Communism.
The first wave, in the 1700-1800s, of migrants have all assimilated as is the case of those who migrated in the 1940s to escape the Nazi atrocities of World War II.
The third wave, began in the 1990 after the separation from the former Soviet Union. This third wave fostered a new generation of passing on Lithuanian identity via their cultural traditions and language.
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Chicago metro area is home to the largest population of Lithuanians in the United States and is home to the second largest population in the world. Lithuanian Days in Pennsylvania is the longest running ethnic festival in the United States.
In Canada, the Lithuanian Canadian Community is the largest Lithuanian Canadian association in Canada and has at least 17 chapters throughout Canada.
Almost all Lithuanians claim Roman Catholicism as their religious preference, if for no other reason than out of tradition of their parents being Roman Catholic. Many have reverted to the indigenous Lithuanian religion.
Prayer Points
Pray God will send Christians to live among, minister to, and share both in word and deed the message of free grace through Jesus Christ.
Pray God will reveal to Lithuanians requires being born again and a personal daily relationship with Jesus Christ.
Pray God will send forth laborers to serve among Lithuanians, incarnating via their lifestyle a message of free grace found through Jesus Christ.
Learning Resources
Learn more about "Learning Paths" Online Courses for embracing, encountering and engaging diaspora people. Work at your own pace. Begin anytime and complete the course according to your schedule. Interactive, Hands-On Application.
Learn more about "Reaching the Nations" This book delineates five disciplines Christians should develop in order to effectively reach the nations. More specifically, it will guide Christians to develop an engagement strategy in their locale.
"After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb."