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The Garifuna of Guadeloupe

The Garifuna of Guadeloupe, numbering approximately 4,200 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 Virgin Islands Creole English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Guadeloupe
People Cluster: Central American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Virgin Islands Creole English (vic)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 4,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022293

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Pray for the Garifuna of Guadeloupe

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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

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Virgin Islands English Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Virgin Islands Creole English:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Virgin Islands Creole English:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. ✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Virgin Islands Creole English 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 Guadeloupe

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:16-20

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will encounter the risen Savior and be transformed by the power of His resurrection, becoming disciples who make disciples.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
readPsalm 121:1-2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience hardship, God will remind them that their help comes from the One who made heaven and earth and that He is powerful to meet their needs.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

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

Strategic Progress Index

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6 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Garifuna PG016416 Garifuna Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,400 No Longer Unreached Garifuna Folk Catholicism
Garifuna PG024796 Garifuna Nicaragua 3,500 No Longer Unreached Garifuna Ethnoreligion
Garifuna PG022293 Garifuna Guadeloupe 4,200 No Longer Unreached Virgin Islands Creole English Folk Catholicism
Garifuna PG024711 Garifuna Guatemala 21,500 No Longer Unreached Garifuna Folk Catholicism
Garifuna PG047649 Garifuna United States 72,000 No Longer Unreached Garifuna Roman Catholicism
Garifuna PG024763 Garifuna Honduras 205,000 No Longer Unreached Garifuna Ethnoreligion

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

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