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The Paafang of Micronesia

The Paafang of Micronesia, numbering approximately 1,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Micronesian people of the Hall Islands in Chuuk State. They speak Paafang, a Chuukic language, and maintain cultural traditions shaped by seafaring, fishing, subsistence agriculture, and extended family networks. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Chuukese is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Paafang

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Micronesia
People Cluster: Micronesian
Primary Language(s): Chuukese (chk)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018384
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

77%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chuukese
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Chuukese Speakers

Media Resources in Chuukese:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
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Bible Resources in Chuukese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Chuukese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Paafang 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 Paafang:
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 Paafang of Micronesia

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
readEphesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
readIsaiah 40:11

Pray that the lost will come to know the tender care of the Good Shepherd, who gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart.

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
readDeuteronomy 6:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hide God's Word in their hearts, let it shape their conversations and daily lives, and pass on their faith to the next generation.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Paafang Across Countries (ROP3 - 107725) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PaafangPG018384PaafangMicronesia1,500No Longer UnreachedChuukeseRoman Catholicism

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