The West Indian Blacks of Saint Lucia

The West Indian Blacks of Saint Lucia, numbering approximately 9,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Caribbean people who trace their full or partial ancestry to sub-Saharan Africa. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Virgin Islands Creole English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Saint Lucia
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Virgin Islands Creole English (vic)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 9,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016415

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Virgin Islands Creole English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Virgin Islands English Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Virgin Islands Creole English:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Virgin Islands Creole English:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.✓

1 entry

Or check out the Virgin Islands Creole English bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The West Indian Blacks 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 West Indian Blacks:
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 West Indian Blacks of Saint Lucia

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
readRomans 2:4

Pray that, in God's kindness and according to His nature, He will lead many to repentance.

And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
readLuke 9:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate on the stories of Jesus' miracles, be in awe of Him, and trust Him for everything they need.

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
readJohn 7:38

Ask God to raise up believers and sustain them as they cross cultures to share hope with those who need it. Pray that many might come to know Christ and that streams of living water will flow from their hearts so they will never thirst again.

West Indian Black Across Countries (ROP3 - 110760) reported in the following countries:

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