Italians in the UK (ItlnsUK)
Approximately 200,000 Italians are currently living in the United Kingdom (UK). The early immigrants typically came from the mountainous northern part of Italy and settled in the larger cities of London, Manchester, Bedford, and Edinburgh, where they formed “little Italy” communities. Later arrivals came from the impoverished South in response to labor-recruiting schemes set up by British firms in collaboration with the Italian government, in order to cover areas of labor shortage. Rather than joining their predecessors in the “little Italys,” these new migrants settled near their workplaces, in medium-sized industrial towns.
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Pray that the Italians living in the UK will become members of God’s family and establish their eternal home in His Kingdom.
There is no evidence of evangelical work focusing on the Italians in the UK. Ask the Father to raise up workers, whose hearts will be burdened to share the gospel with the Italians living in the UK.
It is common for the Italians living in the UK to make regular (once a year) trips back to Italy to meet with extended family.
Italians have been in London and other parts of the UK for centuries making notable contributions to society, like introducing ice cream to the general public through the efforts of Carlo Gatti, an Italian Swiss immigrant.
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