The Bahamians of United States

The Bahamians of United States, numbering approximately 33,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an English-speaking Caribbean people native to The Bahamas, whose identity is rooted in a shared island history, predominantly African ancestry, and a cultural heritage shaped by African, British, and wider Atlantic influences They are an Diaspora people, with Bahamian as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Afro-American people cluster of the North American Peoples. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Bahamas Creole English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Afro-American
Primary Language(s): Bahamas Creole English (bah)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 33,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043531
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bahamas Creole English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Bahamas English Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Bahamas Creole English:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Bahamas Creole English:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Bahamas Creole English bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Bahamians 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 Bahamians:
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 Bahamians of United States

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.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed"
readGalatians 3:8

Ask the Lord to fulfill His promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed by advancing the gospel to every people group who has yet to receive it.

This God - his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
readPsalm 18:30

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have access to His Word and the ability to understand it, so that they can grow in their faith and find refuge in Him.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

Bahamian Across Countries (ROP3 - 100763) reported in the following countries:

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