People group profile · PG049404
The North Africans of France
The North Africans of France, numbering about 2,235,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are descendants of migrants from the Maghreb whose communities in France were shaped by colonial-era and postcolonial migration.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Maghreb people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Moroccan Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,235,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Maghreb
- Primary language
- Moroccan Arabic (ary)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The North Africans 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 North Africans
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
Primary language
Moroccan Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Moroccan Arabic
Gospel resources in Moroccan Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Arabic, Moroccan Spoken)
- JESUS (Arabic, Moroccan Spoken)
- Magdalena (Arabic, Moroccan Spoken)
- The Savior (Arabic, Moroccan Spoken)
Bibles
- Morocco Bible Society, 2012 · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the North Africans
- 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.
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