More than 50,000 Muslims in Dearborn Michigan have never heard the good news of Jesus Christ! There are many people in this community from unreached people groups, and barriers persist between these people groups and the Gospel, though they have come to the United States and are our neighbors.
We are seeking out people of peace (men and women who show spiritual receptivity and have influence over others in the community), serving our neighbors, building relationships, spreading the Gospel, and making disciples who, in turn, make disciples. As disciples are made and a movement begins, our hope is that it grows past Dearborn to families and communities across the Middle East.
Dearborn facts:
- The population of Dearborn is just under 100,000.
- The Arab Muslim population in Dearborn is more than 50,000.
- Immigrants and refugees and their descendants from Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, and elsewhere, live in Dearborn creating a rich blend of unique yet very similar cultures.
- Dearborn has the largest concentration of Arab Muslims in one city outside of the Middle East.
- All of these people groups are presently unreached.
- There are no Arab churches in the community and few Kingdom workers.