The Afro-Kittitians of Saint Kitts and Nevis

The Afro-Kittitians of Saint Kitts and Nevis, numbering approximately 45,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a community of mixed African and European descent, originating during the era of European colonization and the transatlantic slave trade They are an Indigenous people, in the Afro-American people cluster of the North American Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Christianity - Protestantism. They primarily speak Virgin Islands English Creole.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: American Peoples
Country: Saint Kitts and Nevis
People Cluster: Afro-American
Primary Language(s): Virgin Islands English Creole (vic)
Primary Religion(s): Christianity - Protestantism
Population: 45,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016411
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Christianity - Protestant… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Virgin Islands English Creole
Language Family: Indo-European

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Virgin Islands English Creole Speakers

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Next steps for the Afro-Kittitians

The Afro-Kittitians are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Afro-Kittitians

The Afro-Kittitians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Next steps for the Afro-Kittitians

The Afro-Kittitians 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.

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Afro-Kittitians of Saint Kitts and Nevis

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will be freed from the emptiness of fading hopes and find lasting life and truth in the unchanging Word of God.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

Sanctify them in the truth, your word is truth.
readJohn 17:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience freedom from sin as God sanctifies them in the truth of His Word.

Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"
readIsaiah 40:9

Pray for God to send and sustain believers to go and herald the good news to the lost here.

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