The Woleai-Ulithi of United States

The Woleai-Ulithi of United States, numbering approximately 150 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Micronesian ethnolinguistic grup indigenous to Ulithi Atoll and neighboring islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. They are an Diaspora people, in the Micronesian people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Protestantism. They primarily speak Ulithian.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Micronesian
Primary Language(s): Ulithian (uli)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 150
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047230
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ulithian
Language Family: Austronesian

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Next steps for the Woleai-Ulithi

The Woleai-Ulithi are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Woleai-Ulithi

The Woleai-Ulithi are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Woleai-Ulithi

The Woleai-Ulithi 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.

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Ulithian (ROP3 - 110385) reported in the following countries:

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