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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Garifuna of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The Garifuna of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, numbering approximately 2,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Indigenous people of Central America's Caribbean coast descended from African, Arawak, and Kalinago ancestors. They speak Garifuna, an Arawakan language, and maintain a distinct maritime cultural heritage. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Garifuna is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
People Cluster: Central American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Garifuna (cab)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 2,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016416
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Pray for the Garifuna of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

75%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Garifuna
Language Family: Arawakan

80%
%
Garifuna Speakers

Media Resources in Garifuna:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Garifuna:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2002 Bible Society of Honduras✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Garifuna bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Garifuna 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 Garifuna:
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 Garifuna of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
readJohn 11:25

Pray for the many who have never heard about or understood the importance of what Jesus did for them, asking God to make a way for them to hear that the perfect Son of Man suffered, died, and rose again so that they might be saved.

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that everyone has access to God's Word and that those who hear the good news will turn from their sins and put their faith in Jesus the Messiah.

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
readPhilippians 1:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be assured that God will complete the good work He has begun in them until the day of Christ's return.

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Garifuna Across Countries (ROP3 - 101510) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
GarifunaPG047649GarifunaUnited States71,500No Longer UnreachedGarifunaRoman Catholicism
GarifunaPG024796GarifunaNicaragua3,500No Longer UnreachedGarifunaEthnoreligion
GarifunaPG024763GarifunaHonduras204,000No Longer UnreachedGarifunaEthnoreligion
GarifunaPG024711GarifunaGuatemala21,500No Longer UnreachedGarifunaFolk Catholicism
GarifunaPG022293GarifunaGuadeloupe4,200No Longer UnreachedVirgin Islands Creole EnglishFolk Catholicism
GarifunaPG016416GarifunaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines2,400No Longer UnreachedGarifunaFolk Catholicism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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