The Venezuelans of Canada

The Venezuelans of Canada, numbering approximately 28,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic community of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry originating in Venezuela. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Spanish is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Hispanic
Primary Language(s): Spanish (spa)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 28,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047393
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Pray for the Venezuelans of Canada

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

64%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Spanish
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Spanish Speakers

Media Resources in Spanish:

Films:
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MagdalenaView Film
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The SaviorView Film

5 films

SPI: No longer Unreached

The Venezuelans 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 Venezuelans:
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 Venezuelans of Canada

These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self- made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
readColossians 2:23

Pray for those without Christ, that they will see the emptiness of human traditions and turn to the truth and grace found in Jesus.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
readActs 17:23

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have a deep desire to know God more fully and to make Him known in creative ways to others who are still searching for truth.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

Venezuelan Mestizo Across Countries (ROP3 - 114906) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
VenezuelansVenezuelansCanada28,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
VenezuelansVenezuelansChile467,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishFolk Catholicism
VenezuelansVenezuelansColombia2,605,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishFolk Catholicism
VenezuelansVenezuelansEcuador459,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishFolk Catholicism
VenezuelansVenezuelansPeru1,365,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishFolk Catholicism
VenezuelansVenezuelansUnited States252,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
VenezuelansVenezuelansVenezuela24,880,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishFolk Catholicism

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