People group profile · PG043533
The Basque of the United States
The Basque of the United States, numbering about 31,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are citizens and permanent residents of the United States who trace their ethnic identity to the Basque region in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain.
They are a diaspora people in the Basque people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Basque.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 31,500
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Basque
- Primary language
- Basque (eus)
- 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
Where they live
Gospel status
The Basque 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Basque
- 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
68% adherents
Primary language
100% speak Basque
Gospel resources in Basque
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Euskera)
Bibles
- 1571 Navarro-Labourdin · text
- Elizen Arteko Biblia (EAB) Biblia en Euskara, Traducción Interconfesional · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Basque
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Basque in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101106) is reported in 5 other countries.
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