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The Florida Islanders of Solomon Islands

The Florida Islanders of Solomon Islands, numbering approximately 23,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Nggela people of the islands formerly called the Florida Islands, with longstanding trade and kinship ties to neighboring Solomon Island communities. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Gela is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Florida Islander

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Solomon Islands
People Cluster: Solomons
Primary Language(s): Gela (nlg)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 23,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018402
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gela
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Gela Speakers

Media Resources in Gela:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Gela:

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1 entry

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Or check out the Gela bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Florida Islanders 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 Florida Islanders:
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 Florida Islanders of Solomon Islands

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
read1 John 3:8

Pray for those living in darkness to recognize the destructive power of sin and the victory Christ has won over it.

For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe greatness to our God!
readDeuteronomy 32:3

Pray that believers will proclaim the Lord’s name and declare the greatness of our God so that others might believe in Him.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
readJohn 10:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have assurance of eternal life, knowing that no one can snatch them out of the loving hand of Jesus.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Florida Islander Across Countries (ROP3 - 103286) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Florida IslandersPG018402Florida IslandersSolomon Islands23,000No Longer UnreachedGelaProtestantism

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