People group profile · PG000646
The Jamaicans of the United Kingdom
The Jamaicans of the United Kingdom, numbering about 340,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a community formed through migration from Jamaica to the United Kingdom, particularly during the postwar Windrush era, that maintains a distinct Jamaican identity.
They are a diaspora people in the Afro-American people cluster of the North American Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Jamaican Creole English.
Fast facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 340,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Afro-American
- Primary language
- Jamaican Creole English (jam)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Jamaicans are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Jamaicans
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Jamaican Creole English · Indo-European family
100% speak Jamaican Creole English
Gospel resources in Jamaican Creole English
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Bible Society of the West Indies · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Jamaicans
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Jamaican in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104168) is reported in 10 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaicans | Jamaica | 2,765,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | United States | 589,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Canada | 332,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Panama | 210,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Costa Rica | 70,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Colombia | 28,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Bahamas | 5,400 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Cuba | 4,900 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Venezuela | 2,700 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Germany | 1,300 | No Longer Unreached |
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