The Martinicans of Martinique

The Martinicans of Martinique, numbering approximately 340,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a French Creole-speaking ethnic community of mixed African and European ancestry that formed in the French West Indian settlement of Martinique during the 17th century. Martiniquais, Martiniquaise They are an Indigenous people, in the Afro-Caribbean people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Christianity - Folk Catholicism. They primarily speak Lesser Antillean French Creole.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: American Peoples
Country: Martinique
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Lesser Antillean French Creole (acf)
Primary Religion(s): Christianity - Folk Catholicism
Population: 340,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016391

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Christianity - Folk Catho… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lesser Antillean French Creole
Language Family: Indo-European

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Lesser Antillean French Creole Speakers

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Next steps for the Martinicans

The Martinicans are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

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Next steps for the Martinicans

The Martinicans are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Next steps for the Martinicans

The Martinicans 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.

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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Martinicans of Martinique

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But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
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Pray that when discouraging days come, those who cross cultures for the sake of the gospel will be comforted as they remember that the light of Christ is stronger than the darkness that surrounds them.

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