People group profile · PG016188
The East Indians of Antigua and Barbuda
The East Indians of Antigua and Barbuda, numbering about 425 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Caribbean diaspora community descended primarily from Indian indentured laborers who migrated from the Indian subcontinent during the 19th and early 20th centuries. They preserve South Asian cultural traditions alongside distinct Caribbean identities.
They are a diaspora people in the Other South Asian people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Antigua and Barbuda Creole English.
Fast facts
- Country
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Population
- 425
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Other South Asian
- Primary language
- Antigua and Barbuda Creole English (aig)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Caribbean, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The East Indians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, 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.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the East Indians
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
40% adherents
Primary language
Antigua and Barbuda Creole English · Indo-European family
100% speak Antigua and Barbuda Creole English
Gospel resources in Antigua and Barbuda Creole English
- Bible available, published 2006
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the East Indians
- 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.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
South Asian, general in other countries
The same people (ROP3 115527) is reported in 10 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistani | United Kingdom | 2,015,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Indo-Pakistani | Australia | 374,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Indians | Portugal | 80,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Indo-Pakistani | Japan | 42,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| South Asians | Spain | 37,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Indo-Pakistani | New Zealand | 23,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| South Asians | Hong Kong | 15,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Indo-Pakistani | South Korea | 7,100 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Indo-Pakistani | Brunei | 6,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Indo-Pakistani | Christmas Island | 60 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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