The White Americans of New Zealand

The White Americans of New Zealand, numbering approximately 15,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are citizens of the United States who identify as white alone or in combination (including multiracial white Americans). They mostly adhere to Protestantism and English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: New Zealand
People Cluster: Anglo-American
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 15,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018513
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Pray for the White Americans of New Zealand

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

30%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family:

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

Films:
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SPI: No longer Unreached

The White Americans 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 White Americans:
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 White Americans of New Zealand

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you."
read1 Samuel 13:13a

Pray that those who are walking in disobedience will recognize their sin and to turn to God.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

The LORD bless you and keep you.
readNumbers 6:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be blessed with God's grace, trusting that He will never abandon them.

And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
readMatthew 10:14-15

Pray for God to raise up and send out believers to share the gospel with those in this people group who do not yet follow Christ. Pray that they will be welcomed with open arms so that the people they share with will hear and receive the good news with joy.

American, White Across Countries (ROP3 - 110448) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

19 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
White AmericansWhite AmericansGreenland3,400No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansIceland1,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansMarshall Islands1,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansDominican Republic97,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansWhite AmericansHaiti19,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansCuracao1,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansEcuador28,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansMicronesia5,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansFiji4,600No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansSingapore9,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansNew Zealand15,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansAustralia96,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansPapua New Guinea12,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansWhite AmericansCosta Rica12,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansWhite AmericansCanada405,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishRoman Catholicism
White AmericansWhite AmericansUnited States195,050,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansVirgin Islands15,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansWhite AmericansGuam14,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansWhite AmericansPanama188,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism

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

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