People group profile · PG047364
The Moldovans of Canada
The Moldovans of Canada, numbering about 16,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an East Romance people of historical Moldavia/Bessarabia, speakers of Moldovan/Romanian, predominantly Eastern Orthodox, with agrarian and wine-growing traditions and a national identity contested between Romanian and Soviet-era Moldovan identities.
They are a diaspora people in the Romanian people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and they primarily speak Romanian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 16,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Romanian
- Primary language
- Romanian (ron)
- Primary religion
- Eastern Orthodox Christianity
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Moldovans are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years Concentrated Church Planting
Next steps for the Moldovans
- 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
Eastern Orthodox Christianity · Christianity
80% adherents
Primary language
Romanian · Indo-European family
90% speak Romanian
Gospel resources in Romanian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Romanian)
Bibles
- 2000 Bible League International · text
- Dumitru Cornilescu / Библия Думитру Корнилеску 1924 · audio
- Interconfessional Version · audio, text
- Noua Traducere Românească (NTR) · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Moldovans
- 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.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Moldovans in other countries
The same people is also reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldovans | Moldova | 2,380,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Moldovans | Italy | 125,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Moldovans | United States | 49,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Moldovans | Uzbekistan | 5,600 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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