People group profile · PG050510
The Fulbe of Canada
The Fulbe of Canada, numbering about 3,200 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to the Senegambia region of West Africa and widely distributed across northern Africa.
They are a diaspora people in the Fulani / Fulbe people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Pular.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 3,200
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Fulani / Fulbe
- Primary language
- Pular (fuf)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Fula Jalon
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Fulbe 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Fulbe
- 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
99% adherents
Primary language
Pular · Atlantic-Congo family
90% speak Pular
Gospel resources in Pular
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Fuuta Jalon)
Bibles
- 2011 Edition · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Fulbe
- 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.
Fulbe in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103072) is reported in 6 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fula Jalon | Guinea | 5,475,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fula Jalon | Sierra Leone | 327,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Futa Jalon | Senegal | 263,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fula Jalon | Mali | 129,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Fula Jalon | United States | 8,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fula Jalon | Guinea-Bissau | 2,300 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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