The Fijians of Canada

The Fijians of Canada, numbering approximately 9,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an Indigenous Austronesian people of Fiji who speak Fijian and share a cultural heritage rooted in the Lapita traditions of the Pacific. Their society is characterized by strong kinship networks, traditional chiefly systems, and enduring island custom They are an Diaspora people, with Fijian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Fiji people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Fijian.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Fiji
Primary Language(s): Fijian (fij)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 9,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047443
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Fijian
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Fijian Speakers

Media Resources in Fijian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Fijian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Fijian New Version

1 entry

Or check out the Fijian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Fijians 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 Fijians:
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 Fijians of Canada

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
readIsaiah 59:2

Pray that those who are separated from God will turn to Him in humility and repentance, seeking His forgiveness and the restoration of a right relationship with their Heavenly Father.

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.

Sanctify them in the truth, your word is truth.
readJohn 17:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience freedom from sin as God sanctifies them in the truth of His Word.

And thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, "Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand."
readRomans 15:20-21

Pray that God will send believers to cross cultures and proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, so that the nations might glorify God for His mercy.

Fijian Across Countries (ROP3 - 103015) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
FijiansFijiansAustralia72,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
FijiansFijiansCanada9,500No Longer UnreachedFijianProtestantism
FijiansFijiansUnited States4,500No Longer UnreachedFijianProtestantism
FijiansFijiansNew Zealand17,500No Longer UnreachedFijianProtestantism
FijiansFijiansSolomon Islands2,400No Longer UnreachedFijianProtestantism
FijiansFijiansVanuatu950No Longer UnreachedFijianProtestantism
FijiansFijiansFiji480,000No Longer UnreachedFijianProtestantism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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