People group profile · PG018342
The Javanese of New Caledonia
The Javanese of New Caledonia, numbering about 8,800 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Javanese-speaking community of mixed ethnicity with roots in New Caledonia.
They are an indigenous people in the Jawa people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Atheism, and they primarily speak New Caledonian Javanese.
Fast facts
- Country
- New Caledonia
- Population
- 8,800
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Jawa
- Primary language
- New Caledonian Javanese (jas)
- Primary religion
- Atheism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Melanesia, Oceania
- Location
- South province: Nouméa peninsula
Where they live
Gospel status
The Javanese 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 Javanese
- 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
Atheism · Unaffiliated
Primary language
New Caledonian Javanese · Austronesian family
75% speak New Caledonian Javanese
Gospel resources in New Caledonian Javanese
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Javanese
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- 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.
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