People group profile · PG043438
The Mennonites of Canada
The Mennonites of Canada, numbering about 164,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnoreligious community that originated in the German and Dutch-speaking regions of Central Europe in the early years of the Protestant Reformation.
They are a diaspora people in the Germanic people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Plautdietsch.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 164,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Germanic
- Primary language
- Plautdietsch (pdt)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Also known as
- Mennonite Germans, Lowland Germans
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
- Location
- more than half live in cities, mainly in Winnepeg
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mennonites are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Concentrated Church Planting
Next steps for the Mennonites
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
78% adherents
Primary language
Plautdietsch · Indo-European family
95% speak Plautdietsch
Gospel resources in Plautdietsch
- Bible available, published 2005
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Plautdietsch)
Bibles
- 1987 Kindred Press · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mennonites
- 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.
Mennonites in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106548) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mennonites | Mexico | 125,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mennonites | Bolivia | 77,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mennonites | Paraguay | 50,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mennonites | United States | 16,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mennonites | Belize | 14,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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