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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Virgin Islanders of Virgin Islands

The Virgin Islanders of Virgin Islands, numbering approximately 80,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a West Indian people. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Virgin Islands Creole English is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Virgin Islanders

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: Virgin Islands
People Cluster: Afro-American
Primary Language(s): Virgin Islands Creole English (vic)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 80,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050258
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Pray for the Virgin Islanders of Virgin Islands

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

73%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Virgin Islands Creole English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
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)VideoAudioText
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 Virgin Islanders 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 Virgin Islanders:
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 Virgin Islanders of Virgin Islands

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
readIsaiah 59:2

Pray that those who are separated from God will turn to Him in humility and repentance, seeking His forgiveness and the restoration of a right relationship with their Heavenly Father.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!
readPsalm 68:4

Pray that many will come to faith in Christ and share the gospel with others so that His salvation will be known among all nations.

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
readTitus 3:4-5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and might struggle with temptation to trust in their own works, they will remember that it is only because of God's mercy that they have been saved.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
readLuke 10:6

Pray that, as people come to faith in Christ and want to share it with others, they will be welcomed into homes and received well so that they can share message of hope with many people.

Virgin Islanders Across Countries (ROP3 - 115466) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
West Indian BlacksPG016214West Indian BlacksBritish Virgin Islands30,000No Longer UnreachedVirgin Islands Creole EnglishProtestantism
Virgin IslandersPG050258Virgin IslandersVirgin Islands80,000No Longer UnreachedVirgin Islands Creole EnglishFolk Catholicism

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