People group profile · PG013242
The Upper Guinea Creoles of The Gambia
The Upper Guinea Creoles of The Gambia, numbering about 28,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Atlantic creole people of West Africa descended from interaction between Portuguese settlers and local African populations. Associated with Cape Verdean and Guinea-Bissau Creole languages, they share a distinctive Luso-African cultural heritage.
They are a diaspora people in the Other Sub-Saharan African people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Upper Guinea Crioulo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Gambia
- Population
- 28,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Other Sub-Saharan African
- Primary language
- Upper Guinea Crioulo (pov)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Upper Guinea Creoles are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Upper Guinea Creoles
- 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
55% adherents
Primary language
Upper Guinea Crioulo · Indo-European family
100% speak Upper Guinea Crioulo
Gospel resources in Upper Guinea Crioulo
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Crioulo, Upper Guinea)
Bibles
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Upper Guinea Creoles
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Upper Guinea Creoles in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Guinea Crioulo | Guinea-Bissau | 299,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Upper Guinea Crioulo | Netherlands | 14,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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