The French of France

The French of France, numbering approximately 49,460,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as 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 are an Indigenous people, with French as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the French people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and French is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: France
People Cluster: French
Primary Language(s): French (fra)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 49,460,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000151
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Pray for the French of France

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

63%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: French
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
French Speakers

Media Resources in French:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The French are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the French:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the French of France

Only in the LORD, it shall be said of me, are righteousness and strength; to him shall come and be ashamed all who were incensed against him.
readIsaiah 45:24

Pray that those who are weary and burdened by their own righteousness will find rest in the righteousness that comes through faith in Christ alone.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
read1 Timothy 2:5-6

Pray for the truth about Jesus Christ to spread among the lost so that many will accept His ransom for their sin and experience freedom in a relationship with Him.

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
readRomans 8:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the God who has given them freedom from fear so that they will trust Him completely as their good Father who meets all their needs.

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.

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

Strategic Progress Index
All

21 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
FrenchFrenchFrance49,460,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchUnaffiliated
FrenchFrenchUnited States2,140,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchMadagascar191,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchUnited Kingdom164,000Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchNew Caledonia93,500No Longer UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchLuxembourg93,000Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchReunion66,500Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchUnaffiliated
FrenchFrenchAustralia41,500Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchMonaco30,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchFrench Guiana27,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchChad20,000Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchDjibouti19,000Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchPortugal17,500Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchAustria16,000Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
St. BarthiansSt. BarthiansSaint Barthelemy11,500Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchMartinique8,400Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchSaint Pierre and Miquelon5,100Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchAndorra4,700Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchUnaffiliated
FrenchFrenchSeychelles1,900Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchComoros1,800Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchFrenchMayotte1,200Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism

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