The Euronesians of Papua New Guinea

The Euronesians of Papua New Guinea, numbering approximately 9,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of mixed European and Oceanian ancestry, combining European heritage with Polynesian, Micronesian, or Melanesian roots. They maintain diverse cultural traditions shaped by both Pacific Island societies and European influences. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Papua New Guinea
People Cluster: Other Pacific Islanders
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 9,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG020230
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

49%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family:

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Euronesians 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.

Next steps for the Euronesians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Euronesians of Papua New Guinea

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.
readMark 4:20

Pray that those who have never encountered the gospel will have the opportunity to receive it, and that it will fall on good soil and bear much fruit.

In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
readJohn 14:2-3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will persevere in hope, remembering that Jesus went to prepare a place for them to be with Him for eternity!

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Euronesian Across Countries (ROP3 - 102966) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
EuronesiansEuronesiansSolomon Islands23,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
EuronesiansEuronesiansSamoa16,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
EuronesiansEuronesiansPapua New Guinea9,700No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
EuronesiansEuronesiansNew Caledonia14,500No Longer UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
EuronesiansEuronesiansFrench Polynesia58,500No Longer UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
EuronesiansEuronesiansFiji16,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
EuronesiansEuronesiansCook Islands850No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism

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