The Antiguans of Canada

The Antiguans of Canada, numbering approximately 4,800 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a community of mixed African and European descent, originating during the era of European colonization and the transatlantic slave trade. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Antigua and Barbuda Creole English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Afro-American
Primary Language(s): Antigua and Barbuda Creole English (aig)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 4,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050392
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

68%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Antigua and Barbuda Creole English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Leeward Caribbean English Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Antigua and Barbuda Creole English:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Antigua and Barbuda Creole English:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Antigua and Barbuda Creole English bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), 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.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Antiguans:
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Pray specifically for the Antiguans of Canada

You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it.
readPsalm 65:9

Give thanks for God's provision in nature, and pray that those who don't know Him will recognize His hand, desire to know their Creator, and hear the truth that Jesus is the solution to the world's greatest need.

For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples.
readLuke 2:30

Pray that the lost will see the salvation of God, and that they will trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.
readMatthew 25:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will honor Jesus and find joy as they take care of those in need.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
readPsalm 9:18

Pray that God will raise up believers who can help meet emotional and physical needs among this people group. Ask Him to open doors for them and give them the courage to walk into difficult situations and share the hope of the gospel boldly.

Antiguan, mixed Across Countries (ROP3 - 106882) reported in the following countries:

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