People group profile · PG043242
The Flemings of the United States
The Flemings of the United States, numbering about 2,900 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Dutch-speaking Germanic people of Flanders in northern Belgium. They share a cultural heritage rooted in the historic Low Countries and maintain traditions shaped by Flemish language, regional identity, and European commerce.
They are a diaspora people in the Germanic people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Vlaams.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 2,900
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Germanic
- Primary language
- Vlaams (vls)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- 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
- Northern America, Americas
- Location
- Green Bay, WI; New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Washington D.C.; Los Angeles, CA; Detroit, MI
Where they live
Gospel status
The Flemings 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 Flemings
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
61% adherents
Primary language
Vlaams · Indo-European family
80% speak Vlaams
Gospel resources in Vlaams
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings 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 Flemings
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Fleming in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103034) is reported in 2 other countries.
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