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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Chuukese of United States

The Chuukese of United States, numbering approximately 6,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an indigenous Micronesian people of Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia, distinguished by the Chuukese language and culture and traditionally centered on the islands and atolls of Chuuk Lagoon They are an Diaspora people, with Chuukese (Trukese) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Micronesian people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Chuukese is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Chuukese

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Micronesian
Primary Language(s): Chuukese (chk)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 6,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG046505
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

75%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chuukese
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Chuukese Speakers

Media Resources in Chuukese:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

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Bible Resources in Chuukese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Chuukese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Chuukese 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.

Next steps for the Chuukese:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Chuukese of United States

And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
readMatthew 6:7-8

Pray that those who don't have a relationship with their Creator will come to know a God who hears their every need, freeing them from empty rituals and drawing them into a real, trusting relationship with Him.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
readPsalm 51:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence that God has turned His face from their sins and forgiven their iniquities.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

Chuukese Across Countries (ROP3 - 110201) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ChuukesePG018392ChuukeseMicronesia34,000No Longer UnreachedChuukeseProtestantism
ChuukesePG050223ChuukeseGuam7,100No Longer UnreachedChuukeseRoman Catholicism
ChuukesePG046505ChuukeseUnited States6,700No Longer UnreachedChuukeseRoman Catholicism

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