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The French of United Kingdom

The French of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 164,000 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: United Kingdom
People Cluster: French
Primary Language(s): French (fra)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 164,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000632
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

74%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: French
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
French Speakers

Media Resources in French:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in French:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the French bible at Bible.com

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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): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% 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

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Pray specifically for the French of United Kingdom

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the message of hope will reach those who are wandering in darkness, offering them a path to eternal life.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray for the gospel to advance and for more people to be brought into God's family through the reconciliation Jesus offers them.

In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
readPsalm 56:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord's promises, knowing that He will uphold them with His righteous right hand.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

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

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21 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
FrenchPG000017FrenchAustria16,000Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG000368FrenchLuxembourg93,000Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG000478FrenchPortugal17,500Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG000632FrenchUnited Kingdom164,000Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG017607FrenchAndorra4,700Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchUnaffiliated
FrenchPG046396FrenchChad20,000Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG046401FrenchDjibouti19,000Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
St. BarthiansPG050294St. BarthiansSaint Barthelemy11,500Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG050580FrenchSaint Pierre and Miquelon5,100Unengaged and UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG000151FrenchFrance49,460,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchUnaffiliated
FrenchPG000381FrenchMonaco30,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG015273FrenchComoros1,800Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG015299FrenchMadagascar191,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG015365FrenchMayotte1,200Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG015470FrenchReunion66,500Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchUnaffiliated
FrenchPG015477FrenchSeychelles1,900Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG016390FrenchMartinique8,400Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG021622FrenchAustralia41,500Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG022281FrenchFrench Guiana27,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG046457FrenchUnited States2,140,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
FrenchPG018389FrenchNew Caledonia93,500No Longer UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism

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