People group profile · PG000136
The Bengali of France
The Bengali of France, numbering about 30,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia.
They are a diaspora people in the Bengali people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Bengali.
Fast facts
- Country
- France
- Population
- 30,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Bengali
- Primary language
- Bengali (ben)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bengali are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bengali
- 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
Primary religion
99% adherents
Primary language
Bengali · Indo-European family
100% speak Bengali
Gospel resources in Bengali
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Bangla)
- JESUS (Bangla Muslim)
- JESUS (Bengali (Indian))
- JESUS (Bangla)
- JESUS (Bangla Muslim)
- JESUS (Bengali (Indian))
- Magdalena (Bengali (Indian))
- Magdalena (Bangla Muslim)
- The Savior (Bengali (Indian))
Bibles
- Common Language Version · video, audio, text
- Mussolmani · video, audio
- Re-edit Bangla Version · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bengali
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Bengali in other countries
The same people is also reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu Bengali | Bangladesh | 15,450,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Singhiwala Bangali | India | 298,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bengali | Nepal | 31,500 | No Longer Unreached |
Know something we don't? Submit updates to IMB Global Research.