The UK's nearest continental neighbour, France, also represents one of the biggest and hardest mission fields. France ahs all the trappings of an affluent and sophisticated nation and few French people would allow us to suggest otherwise. To the British, France is cheese, wine frogs, the Eiffel Tower and maybe the Cote d'Azur. To the French, it is certainly cheese and wine but also uncertainty and insecurity, as evidenced by the large numbers who associate with the occult. Evangelical Christians are comparatively few but are increasing slowly.
Present Work
More than 100 Brethren missionaries work in the cities and towns of France.
Church based work: teaching, discipling, leading and giving pastoral care in the local churches. Youth and children's work
Pioneer evangelism and church planting: door-to-door, neighbour evangelism, visiting police stations, involvement in community life, English classes, projects with social centres
Literature work: market stalls, literature writing and translation, printing
Bible Colleges: e.g. Nogent-sur-Marne
Counselling, AIDS work, work with ethnic minorities, radio work
Needs
Many parts still have no evangelical witness. There is a need for:
Pastors
Bible Teachers
Missionary Teams with various gifts
There are about 30 assemblies who are keen for FT workers
Statistics
Population 58,683,000
Principal Cities Paris, Lyon, Lille, Marseilles, Toulouse
Languages French
% Evangelical 0.63%
Assemblies 110