People group profile · PG000168
The Jews of France
The Jews of France, numbering about 600,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnoreligious community of French-speaking Jews in France.
They are an indigenous people in the Jews people cluster of the Jewish Peoples. Their primary religion is Judaism, and they primarily speak French.
Fast facts
- Country
- France
- Population
- 600,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Jews
- Primary language
- French (fra)
- Primary religion
- Judaism
- 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
- Location
- Widespread
Where they live
Gospel status
The Jews 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 Jews
- 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
Gospel resources in French
- Bible available, published 2020
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (French)
- Magdalena (French)
- The Savior (French)
Bibles
- 1885 Darby · text
- 1910 Louis Segond (Tresorsonore recording) · audio, text
- La Nouvelle Bible Louis Segond 1978 · audio
- Ostervald Version · text
- Parole de Vie - African · audio
- Parole de Vie - Canadian · audio
- Parole de Vie - French · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Jews
- 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.
Jew (French) in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103063) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jew (French) | Israel | 118,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Algerian Jews | Algeria | 225 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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