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The Surinamese Creoles of Suriname

The Surinamese Creoles of Suriname, numbering approximately 163,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Caribbean ethnolinguistic group whose identity is linked to the culture of Suriname. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Dutch is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Surinamese Creole

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Suriname
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Dutch (nld)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 163,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016438
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dutch
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
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Dutch Speakers

Media Resources in Dutch:

Films:
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JESUS View Film
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
Magdalena View Film

4 films

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Bible Resources in Dutch:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
1750 Dutch Staten Vertaling Bible ✓
Herziene Statenvertaling (HSV) ✓ ✓ ✓
Het Boek ✓
New Dutch Translation (de Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling) ✓

4 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Dutch bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Surinamese Creoles 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 Surinamese Creoles:
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 Surinamese Creoles of Suriname

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
readJohn 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
readJohn 8:12

Pray that many will come to know Jesus, the light of the world, and have the light of life instead of walking in darkness.

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.
readMatthew 18:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged as they remember that Jesus is with them when they gather in His name.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Surinamese Creole Across Countries (ROP3 - 109625) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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5 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name ▲ Country Population Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Surinamers PG016342 Surinamers French Guiana 20,500 No Longer Unreached Sranan Tongo Ethnoreligion
Surinamers PG047307 Surinamers United States 22,000 No Longer Unreached Sranan Tongo Protestantism
Surinamese Creoles PG000438 Surinamese Creoles Netherlands 258,000 No Longer Unreached Dutch Roman Catholicism
Surinamese Creoles PG016405 Surinamese Creoles Curacao 2,000 No Longer Unreached Sranan Tongo Folk Catholicism
Surinamese Creoles PG016438 Surinamese Creoles Suriname 163,000 No Longer Unreached Dutch Protestantism

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