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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bareke-Vangunu of Solomon Islands

The Bareke-Vangunu of Solomon Islands, numbering approximately 1,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of the Solomon Islands They are an Indigenous people, with Vangunu as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Solomons people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Vangunu.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Bareke-Vangunu

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Solomon Islands
People Cluster: Solomons
Primary Language(s): Vangunu (mpr)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 1,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010735
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Vangunu
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Vangunu Speakers

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Bareke-Vangunu 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 Bareke-Vangunu:
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 Bareke-Vangunu of Solomon Islands

For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
readPsalm 47:7

Pray for those who live for idols that will never satisfy their hearts, asking that someone will tell them that God is the King of all the earth so that they will turn to Him in repentance and praise.

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
readPsalm 150:2

Pray for the gospel to advance among those who are living in darkness. Pray that they will come to know Jesus and praise Him for all that He has done.

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
read1 Corinthians 9:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hearts that want to serve the lost around them so that many might come to faith in Jesus.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

Vangunu Across Countries (ROP3 - 110504) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
Bareke-VangunuPG010735Bareke-VangunuSolomon Islands1,800No Longer UnreachedVangunuProtestantism

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