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The Martinicans of Canada

The Martinicans of Canada, numbering approximately 2,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a French Creole-speaking ethnic community of mixed African and European ancestry that formed in the French West Indian settlement of Martinique during the 17th century. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Saint Lucian Creole French is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Saint Lucian Creole French (acf)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 2,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050395

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

86%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Saint Lucian Creole French
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Lesser Antillean French Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Saint Lucian Creole French:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Saint Lucian Creole French:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Martinicans 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 Martinicans:
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 Martinicans of Canada

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
readJames 2:5

Pray for those living in despair to experience the riches of God's love and the hope of eternal life through faith in Christ.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
read1 Peter 2:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will embrace their identity as God's chosen people, royal priests, and holy nation, living out their faith with purity and devotion.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Martinican Across Countries (ROP3 - 119485) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MartinicansPG016391MartinicansMartinique339,000No Longer UnreachedSaint Lucian Creole FrenchFolk Catholicism
MartinicansPG050395MartinicansCanada2,200No Longer UnreachedSaint Lucian Creole FrenchRoman Catholicism

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