A CHURCH FOR EVERY PERSON Church Planting in California in
2015
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ABOUT OUR STATE California is the most populous state in the
nation with 38,802,500 residents. One of every eight U.S. residents
lives in California. By 2050, Californias population is projected
to reach 50 million people. Wow!
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If California were a country, it would be the 36 th largest out
of 247. Its population is larger than that of Iraq, Canada, Peru,
Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Uganda, Australia so many others
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IN 2010 The five most populous counties were Los Angeles
County, San Diego County, Orange County, Riverside County, and San
Bernardino County, with Riverside County having the largest
percentage increase in population.
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Ethnic percentages according to the 2013 American Community
Survey (ACS) Non Hispanic White 39.7% Hispanic any Race 37.9% Asian
13.1% Black 6% Smaller numbers identified in other categories or as
more than one race.
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CALIFORNIA HAS the largest population of White Americans in the
U.S. the fifth largest population of African Americans
approximately one-third of the nation's Asian Americans The largest
Native American population of any state the highest total number of
Latinos of any state
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More than 10 million Californians are immigrants. According to
2012 estimates, 27% of Californians (10.3 million) are foreign
borna higher proportion than in any other state OUR IMMIGRANT
POPULATION
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LEADING COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN According to 2012 estimates, the
leading countries of origin for California immigrants were Mexico
(4.3 million), the Philippines (834,000), China (775,000), Vietnam
(499,000), El Salvador (418,000), India (383,000), and Korea
(347,000). In recent years, almost twice as many immigrants have
been arriving from Asia as from Latin America. Some of these
numbers are much higher now. In 2010, half of Chinese-born people
living in the United States lived either in California or New
York.
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Least Reached Peoples California is also home to more Unreached
People Groups (UPGs) than we have so far been able to map. UPGs are
people groups around the world that are less than 2%
evangelical.
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SOUTH ASIANS South Asians in California identify as Pakistani,
Punjabi, Nepali, Marathi, Kannada, Oriya, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu,
Bihari, Goan, Malayali, Bengali, Bhutanese, Sri Lankan, Sindhi,
Awadhi, Kashmiri, and many more. Most of these groups are among the
least represented in the Kingdom of God.
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WHERE THEY WORSHIP Many South Asians worship in Hindu, Jain or
Buddhist temples, in Sikh gurdwaras, or in mosques. So far, there
are very few Baptist churches among South Asians in
California.
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MUSLIMS. There are over a million Muslims living in California,
and well over 200 mosques. They come from Indonesia, Pakistan,
India, Bangladesh, Egypt, Afghanistan, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Turkey,
Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, China, and many other
places. There are also large numbers of African American Muslims in
California. Around 20% of U.S. Muslims live in California.
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JUST A FEW OF THE OTHER POPULATIONS IN OUR STATE WHO NEED THE
GOSPEL
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Agricultural Workers California farmworkers comprised 36
percent of the nations farmworkers, roughly into 648,000
individuals. More than four in ten farmworkers who worked in fruit,
vegetable, or horticultural crops was employed in California.
Approximately 96% are Spanish speaking.
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Prisoners There are113,463 prisoners in California to date.
Just 56% of Californias adult male population is nonwhite or Latino
(56%), but these groups make up three of every four men in prison.
Among adult men, African Americans were incarcerated at a rate of
5,525 per 100,000, compared to 1,146 for Latinos, 671 for non-
Latino whites, and 43 for Asians.
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Homeless There were136,826 homeless in CA at a recent count,
2/3 of whom were unsheltered. 15% were veterans 13% were recent
victims of domestic violence 26% were persons with severe mental
illness 37% were persons with chronic substance abuse issues 64%
are males
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International Students California attracts more international
students than any other statemore than 100,000. USC leads the list
of colleges for internationals, and UCLA is #6. The fastest growing
groups of international students are from China and Saudi
Arabia.
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THE LEAST CHURCHED COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA
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LEAST BAPTIST COUNTIES BY % ADHERENTS Sierra county (least)
Alpine County Santa Cruz Trinity El Dorado Del Norte San Benito
Shasta Yuba Sonoma
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LEAST BAPTIST COUNTIES BY #S Sierra (fewest) Alpine Trinity
Mariposa Mono Inyo Modoc Del Norte Plumas San Benito
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LEAST EVANGELICAL COUNTIES IN CA San Mateo (3.45%) Marin(3.49%)
Modoc(3.61%) San Francisco(3.77%) Alpine(4.26%) San Benito(4.87%)
Colusa (5.16%) Santa Cruz(5.27%) Sonoma(5.34%)
Mendocino(5.59%)
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4 Kinds of New Churches Antioch Acts 2 Athens Amos 5
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How Existing Churches Can Help Become a multiplying church
Become a sending church Become a supporting church Adopt a UPG
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How Individuals Can Get Involved Become a church planter Join a
planting team Pray for planters Give sacrificially Learn to map
UPGs Serve the underserved Ask a planter how to help