The British of Barbados

The British of Barbados, numbering approximately 7,900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are the peoples of Great Britain whose culture has been shaped by the interaction of English, Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish traditions, alongside centuries of migration, maritime connections, industrialization, and imperial influence. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Barbados
People Cluster: Anglo-Celt
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 7,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016197
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

80%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family:

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The British 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 British:
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 British of Barbados

I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
readIsaiah 42:8

Pray that lost people will turn from worthless idols to worship the one true God, recognizing that He alone is worthy of all glory and praise.

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.

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot... indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
readPsalm 16:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face hardship, they will remember that God is their portion and cup and that He has a beautiful inheritance for them.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
read2 Corinthians 5:21

Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

British Across Countries (ROP3 - 102927) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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44 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BritishBritishLesotho425No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishBritish Virgin Islands1,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishMonaco2,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishAngola2,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishGuyana2,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishNamibia2,400No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishGrenada2,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishEswatini2,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishBelize3,100No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishNepal3,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishBritishColombia3,700No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishGibraltar4,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishUganda4,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishSeychelles4,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishZimbabwe5,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishChile6,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishBrunei6,600No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishBotswana7,100No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishVenezuela7,200No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishLuxembourg7,700No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishBarbados7,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishPeru9,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishArgentina10,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishTanzania10,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishBangladesh11,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishMalta11,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishTrinidad and Tobago13,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishMalawi13,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishCayman Islands14,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishMalaysia17,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishPakistan19,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishBritishSri Lanka21,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishBritishJamaica28,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishSweden32,000No Longer UnreachedSwedishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishZambia35,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishIndia43,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishKenya57,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishSingapore60,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishNew Zealand92,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishGermany117,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishUnited States775,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishBritishCanada1,300,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
BritishBritishSouth Africa2,215,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BritishBritishUnited Kingdom46,470,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated

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