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The Afro-Guyanese of United States

The Afro-Guyanese of United States, numbering approximately 246,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a community of Sub-Saharan African descent with roots in Guyana. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Guyanese Creole English is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Guyanese

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Guyanese Creole English (gyn)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 246,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG046526
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

68%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

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

100%
%
Guyanese English Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Guyanese Creole English:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Guyanese Creole English:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Afro-Guyanese 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 Afro-Guyanese:
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 Afro-Guyanese of United States

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:22

Pray for many lost people to turn to the Lord, finding forgiveness and salvation in Him, for He is the only way to true life and restoration.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of host.
readJeremiah 15:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will find joy and delight in the Word of the Lord.

And thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, "Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand."
readRomans 15:20-21

Pray that God will send believers to cross cultures and proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, so that the nations might glorify God for His mercy.

Afro-Guyanese Across Countries (ROP3 - 103602) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Afro-GuyanesePG016359Afro-GuyaneseGuyana381,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishProtestantism
Afro-GuyanesePG046526Afro-GuyaneseUnited States246,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishRoman Catholicism
Afro-GuyanesePG022264Afro-GuyaneseSuriname141,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishProtestantism
Afro-GuyanesePG050476Afro-GuyaneseCanada90,500No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishProtestantism
Afro-GuyanesePG022279Afro-GuyaneseFrench Guiana24,000No Longer UnreachedGuyanese Creole EnglishFolk Catholicism

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