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The French Canadians of United States

The French Canadians of United States, numbering approximately 2,935,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of French-speaking Canadians; either descendants of the French settlers in Quebec or French-speaking people of varied ethnicity who live and trace their origins to the province of Quebec. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and French is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: French
Primary Language(s): French (fra)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 2,935,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043245
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Pray for the French Canadians of United States

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

64%
%
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

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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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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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The French Canadians 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 Canadians:
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 Canadians of United States

"...And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
readLuke 8:8

Pray that the seeds of truth will take root in the hearts of those who are far from Jesus and that He will lead them from darkness to light.

For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe greatness to our God!
readDeuteronomy 32:3

Pray that believers will proclaim the Lord’s name and declare the greatness of our God so that others might believe in Him.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.
readPsalm 22:27

Pray that all families of the nations will worship the Lord in spirit and in truth.

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
readIsaiah 51:11

Pray that, as God sends people to cross cultures and share the good news of Jesus, many will turn to the Lord in repentance and faith and start a personal relationship with Him that will bring them everlasting joy.

French-Canadian Across Countries (ROP3 - 103066) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
French CanadiansPG043461French CanadiansCanada9,205,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
French CanadiansPG043245French CanadiansUnited States2,935,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism

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