• PEOPLE NAME: FRENCH POLYNESIANS OF UNITED STATES

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By Eilert Larstorp Paulsen

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PEID: 47193

ROP: 109704

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Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: Polynesian

Language: Tahitian - (tah)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestant

Country: United States

Also found in: French Polynesia; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Vanuatu

Population: 1,300

Global Population: 189,150


PEID: 47193

ROP: 109704

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The French Polynesians of United States, numbering 1,300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Polynesian people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 189,150 in 5 countries. Their primary language is Tahitian. The primary religion practiced by the French Polynesians is Evangelical Protestantism, a worldwide trans-denominational movement within Protestant Christianity that believes the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, solely through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ.


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