The Alsatians of United States

The Alsatians of United States, numbering approximately 2,800 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diaspora community originating in Alsace whose immigrants brought distinct Alsatian regional identities and traditions to the United States. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Swiss German is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Alsatian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): Swiss German (gsw)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 2,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050333

Pray for the Alsatians of United States

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

65%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Swiss German
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
German, Swiss Speakers

Media Resources in Swiss German:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Swiss German:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Swiss German bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Alsatians 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 Alsatians:
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 Alsatians of United States

"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
readJohn 8:32

Pray for those who live enslaved to sin to hear and receive the truth of the gospel and be set free.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!
readPsalm 68:4

Pray that many will come to faith in Christ and share the gospel with others so that His salvation will be known among all nations.

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
readLamentations 3:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the goodness of the Lord as they wait on Him to answer their cries for help.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that the promise in Revelation 7:9-10 will encourage believers from among them or from nearby people groups to share the gospel with people who have never learned it.

Alsatian Across Countries (ROP3 - 115845) reported in the following countries:

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