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The Pitcairn Islanders of French Polynesia

The Pitcairn Islanders of French Polynesia, numbering approximately 275 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Euronesian ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Pitcairn Islands and Norfolk Island in the south Pacific. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Pitcairn-Norfolk is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: French Polynesia
People Cluster: Polynesian
Primary Language(s): Pitcairn-Norfolk (pih)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 275
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG008250
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pitcairn-Norfolk
Language Family: Indo-European

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Pitcairn-Norfolk Speakers

Media Resources in Pitcairn-Norfolk:

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Bible Resources in Pitcairn-Norfolk:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), 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.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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Pray specifically for the Pitcairn Islanders of French Polynesia

The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD accepts my prayer.
readPsalm 6:9

Pray that lost people will hear the gospel and place their faith in Christ, knowing that He hears their plea and accepts their prayer.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that the gospel will advance and many will acknowledge that all have sinned, fall short of God's glory, and need a Savior to reconcile them to God.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be humble and give glory to God through their good deeds.

For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
read2 Corinthians 1:5

When any who might believe suffer for the sake of the gospel, ask God to deepen their understanding of His grace so that they may share it freely with those who have not received it.

Pitcairner Across Countries (ROP3 - 108061) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Pitcairn IslandersPG018502Pitcairn IslandersNew Zealand250No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
NorfolkerPG018305NorfolkerNorfolk Island350No Longer UnreachedPitcairn-NorfolkProtestantism
Pitcairn IslandersPG010681Pitcairn IslandersPitcairn Islands45Unengaged and UnreachedPitcairn-NorfolkProtestantism
Pitcairn IslandersPG008250Pitcairn IslandersFrench Polynesia275Unengaged and UnreachedPitcairn-NorfolkProtestantism

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