Unreached People Groups (UPGs)
BLESS focuses on bringing the gospel to populations who have no local church and no scripture translated into their heart language. Through extensive research, we identify fundable opportunities, partnering with prepared teams to execute strategic plans for impactful outreach. The UPGs in which BLESS invests are represented in our portfolio, which includes both metrics and individual stories to demonstrate the impact our Mission Partners are making globally.
Where They Live
BLESS focuses on areas of the world that have no church and no Bible. Some Unreached People Groups reside within dense urban areas, like refugee groups who have fled to cities in other nations, or highly populated nations like India and China. Others live remote, rural regions, where reaching them is both challenging and often dangerous. Whether the barriers are physical, geographical, or cultural, BLESS invests in overcoming these obstacles to take the gospel where it's never been before.
The Bless Fund Approach
Find
- Our Mission Partners have hundreds of combined years of faithful, strategic ministry among the Unreached.
- Through our partnerships, BLESS has access to high-impact funding opportunities across regions, cultures, and languages.
- Explore UPGs and the 10/40 Window
Vet
- Experienced Mission Partners propose funding opportunities in new areas for BLESS to analyze.
- Missiology experts help us evaluate these opportunities in line with the BLESS strategy and our commitments to our funding partners.
Fund
- Twice a year, the BLESS Fund Board of Directors reviews and approves the most compelling opportunities to be added to the portfolio.
- These funding approvals lead to strategic injections of capital that expedite and enhance our Mission Partners’ work among the Unreached.
29 Active UPGs and growing
We currently have 29 UPGs in the portfolio, and we have identified dozens more UPGs that have been thoroughly vetted and await funding. Your generosity directly impacts the number of UPGs, and the number of individual lives, reached with the gospel! As we allocate additional resources to the portfolio, we will continue to add UPGs and strategically provide them with the necessary funding.
Our Impact
5 regions
Represented in the BLESS portfolio
29 UPGs
Active in the BLESS portfolio
In 2015, God called us to go deeper—trusting Him, fulfilling the Great Commission, and reaching the Unreached. This led to the UPG portfolio, a $10M fund supporting teams advancing the Gospel among Unreached People Groups. By fostering indigenous church leadership with long-term support, this strategy accelerates Gospel impact in the hardest places. Together, through prayer and action, we bring hope to the Unreached, achieving what none of us could alone.
Strategically Invest to Reach the Unreached
When you partner with BLESS, you become a strategic investor in fulfilling this Great Commission and taking the hope of Jesus to the ends of the earth!
The 10/40 Club
10/40 Club members commit to an annual minimum gift of $10k - and many give more - to fund operations, so we can allocate all additional giving to frontline missions.
The BLESS Fund
The BLESS Fund is a zero-expense fund that invests in strategic, proven, vetted Mission Partners working in parts of the world with no church and no Bible.
