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The French of Austria

The French of Austria, numbering approximately 16,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Western European people whose culture has been shaped by the interaction of Celtic, Roman, Germanic, and Mediterranean influences, a long history of state formation, and a strong tradition of language, civic identity, and cultural expression. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and French is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Austria
People Cluster: French
Primary Language(s): French (fra)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 16,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000017
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: French
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
French Speakers

Media Resources in French:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
The Savior View Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in French:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
1885 Darby ✓
1910 Louis Segond (Tresorsonore recording) ✓ ✓
La Nouvelle Bible Louis Segond 1978 ✓
Ostervald Version ✓
Parole de Vie - African ✓
Parole de Vie - Canadian ✓
Parole de Vie - French ✓

7 entries

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the French:
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Pray specifically for the French of Austria

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
readIsaiah 53:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find comfort and spiritual healing as they remember the wounds of Christ, who understands their suffering because He also walked through suffering on their behalf.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

French Across Countries (ROP3 - 103059) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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21 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
French PG015365 French Mayotte 1,200 Engaged yet Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG015273 French Comoros 1,800 Engaged yet Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG015477 French Seychelles 1,900 Engaged yet Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG017607 French Andorra 4,700 Unengaged and Unreached French Unaffiliated
French PG050580 French Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5,100 Unengaged and Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG016390 French Martinique 8,400 Engaged yet Unreached French Roman Catholicism
St. Barthians PG050294 St. Barthians Saint Barthelemy 11,500 Unengaged and Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG000017 French Austria 16,000 Unengaged and Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG000478 French Portugal 17,500 Unengaged and Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG046401 French Djibouti 19,000 Unengaged and Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG046396 French Chad 20,000 Unengaged and Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG022281 French French Guiana 27,000 Engaged yet Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG000381 French Monaco 30,000 Engaged yet Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG021622 French Australia 41,500 Engaged yet Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG015470 French Reunion 66,500 Engaged yet Unreached French Unaffiliated
French PG000368 French Luxembourg 93,000 Unengaged and Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG018389 French New Caledonia 93,500 No Longer Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG000632 French United Kingdom 164,000 Unengaged and Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG015299 French Madagascar 191,000 Engaged yet Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG046457 French United States 2,140,000 Engaged yet Unreached French Roman Catholicism
French PG000151 French France 49,460,000 Engaged yet Unreached French Unaffiliated

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