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The Turks and Caicos Creoles of Turks and Caicos Islands

The Turks and Caicos Creoles of Turks and Caicos Islands, numbering approximately 49,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Caribbean people descended primarily from Africans brought to the islands during the colonial era and from settlers who migrated from neighboring Bahamas and other Caribbean territories. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Turks And Caicos Creole English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Turks and Caicos Islands
People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean
Primary Language(s): Turks And Caicos Creole English (tch)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 49,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016451

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

58%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Turks And Caicos Creole English
Language Family: Indo-European

75%
%
Turks and Caicos English Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Turks And Caicos Creole English:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Turks And Caicos Creole English:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Turks and Caicos 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 Turks and Caicos 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

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Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
readJohn 3:18

Pray for those who are living under the burden of their sin to believe in Jesus, the only Son of God, and receive freedom.

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 after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
readActs 16:15

Pray that God will bring entire families and households to faith in Him and raise up servant-leaders from among them.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

Turks and Caicos Creole Across Countries (ROP3 - 110309) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Turks and Caicos CreolesPG016451Turks and Caicos CreolesTurks and Caicos Islands49,500No Longer UnreachedTurks And Caicos Creole EnglishProtestantism

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