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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Welsh of Canada

The Welsh of Canada, numbering approximately 2,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Celtic ethnic group indigenous to the country of Wales that is part of the United Kingdom. Welsh Canadians They are an Diaspora people, in the Anglo-Celt people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Unaffiliated. They primarily speak Welsh.

Welsh in Canada photo
Photo courtesy of Joshua Project. Photo Source: Amelia Black

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: European Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Anglo-Celt
Primary Language(s): Welsh (cym)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 2,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043503
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

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Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Welsh
Language Family: Indo-European

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Welsh Speakers

Media Resources in Welsh:

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Bible Resources in Welsh:

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Next steps for the Welsh

The Welsh are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Next steps for the Welsh

The Welsh are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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

Next steps for the Welsh

The Welsh are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Welsh of Canada

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that those who are deceived about what brings peace will not settle for any lies they’ve heard about God and will diligently seek Him and be satisfied when they learn the truth about who He is and what He’s done.

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
readActs 18:8

Pray that rulers and leaders will access the gospel, respond in faith, and be baptized, uniting with Christ and His Church, and influence others to follow Him.

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
readActs 2:42

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will devote themselves to God's Word, to fellowship with each other, and to prayer.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

Welsh (ROP3 - 110743) reported in the following countries:

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