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The French Canadians of Canada

The French Canadians of Canada, numbering approximately 9,205,000 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: Canada
People Cluster: French
Primary Language(s): French (fra)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 9,205,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG043461
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Pray for the French Canadians of Canada

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

70%
%
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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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 Canada

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
readMatthew 5:44-45

Pray for those who don't know Jesus to encounter believers who are kind and compassionate and that their imitation of Christ will serve as a testimony that attracts lost people to Jesus.

"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."
readMatthew 5:13

Pray that the lost will have the opportunity to hear a Christian witness of how the gospel can bring hope and that they will put their faith in Christ.

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.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

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

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
French CanadiansPG043461French CanadiansCanada9,205,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
French CanadiansPG043245French CanadiansUnited States2,935,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism

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