People group profile · PG047295
The Rwandans of the United States
The Rwandans of the United States, numbering about 2,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an East African population in the United States descended from immigrants from Rwanda who have maintained cultural ties to their Rwandan heritage.
They are a diaspora people in the Bantu, Central-Lakes people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Kinyarwanda.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 2,400
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Central-Lakes
- Primary language
- Kinyarwanda (kin)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Rwandans 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Rwandans
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
68% adherents
Primary language
Kinyarwanda · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Kinyarwanda
Gospel resources in Kinyarwanda
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Rwandans
- 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.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Rwandan in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108463) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwandans | Rwanda | 13,920,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Rwandans | Burundi | 235,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Rwandans | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 215,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Rwandans | Canada | 4,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Rwandans | Netherlands | 1,700 | No Longer Unreached |
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