People group profile · PG010776
The Maringe of the Solomon Islands
The Maringe of the Solomon Islands, numbering about 21,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of Santa Isabel Island in the Solomon Islands who speak Cheke Holo, meaning bush talk, whose 1889 mass conversion under chief Monilaws Soga made Anglican Christianity a defining part of their identity.
They are an indigenous people in the Solomons people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Cheke Holo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Population
- 21,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Solomons
- Primary language
- Cheke Holo (mrn)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Melanesia, Oceania
Where they live
Gospel status
The Maringe are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Maringe
- 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
Cheke Holo · Austronesian family
100% speak Cheke Holo
Gospel resources in Cheke Holo
- Bible available, published 2022
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Cheke Holo)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Maringe
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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