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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Marquesan of United States

The Marquesan of United States, numbering approximately 150 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Polynesian ethnic group indigenous to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and North Marquesan is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Polynesian
Primary Language(s): North Marquesan (mrq)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 150
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047282
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

84%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: North Marquesan
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Marquesan, North Speakers

Media Resources in North Marquesan:

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Bible Resources in North Marquesan:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Marquesan 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 Marquesan:
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 Marquesan of United States

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
readProverbs 8:17

As many search for hope, pray they will discover materials that will lead them to Jesus and explain the gospel in a way they will resonate with.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
read1 Peter 2:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will proclaim the good news and the lost will recognize their need for the Shepherd and turn to Jesus Christ in faith.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

North Marquesan Across Countries (ROP3 - 107409) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
North MarquesanPG008249North MarquesanFrench Polynesia6,400No Longer UnreachedNorth MarquesanProtestantism
MarquesanPG047282MarquesanUnited States150No Longer UnreachedNorth MarquesanRoman Catholicism

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