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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Martinicans of Canada

The Martinicans of Canada, numbering approximately 2,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a French Creole-speaking ethnic community of mixed African and European ancestry that formed in the French West Indian settlement of Martinique during the 17th century They are an Diaspora people, with Martinican as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Afro-Caribbean people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism. They primarily speak Lesser Antillean French Creole.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Lesser Antillean French Creole (acf)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 2,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050395

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

86%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lesser Antillean French Creole
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Lesser Antillean French Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Lesser Antillean French Creole:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Lesser Antillean French Creole:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Martinicans are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Martinicans:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Martinicans of Canada

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
readPsalm 51:17

Pray that those who want to achieve salvation through their works will be unsettled in their pursuit and that, with a broken spirit and contrite heart, they will trust in Christ.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
readPsalm 16:11

Pray that God will make a way for His path of life to be revealed to many so that they may come into His presence and experience abundant joy and eternal pleasures at His right hand.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
readColossians 4:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving, as they bring needs before the Lord.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

Martinican Across Countries (ROP3 - 119485) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MartinicansPG016391MartinicansMartinique340,000No Longer UnreachedLesser Antillean French CreoleFolk Catholicism
MartinicansPG050395MartinicansCanada2,100No Longer UnreachedLesser Antillean French CreoleRoman Catholicism

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