People group profile · PG016191
The Antillean Creoles of Aruba
The Antillean Creoles of Aruba, numbering about 82,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic community of mixed European, African, and Indigenous American ancestry.
They are an indigenous people in the Afro-Caribbean people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Dutch.
Fast facts
- Country
- Aruba
- Population
- 82,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Afro-Caribbean
- Primary language
- Dutch (nld)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- 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
- Caribbean, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Antillean 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 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Antillean 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
Folk Catholicism · Christianity
89% adherents
Primary language
Dutch · Indo-European family
100% speak Dutch
Gospel resources in Dutch
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1750 Dutch Staten Vertaling Bible · text
- Herziene Statenvertaling (HSV) · video, audio, text
- Het Boek · video
- New Dutch Translation (de Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling) · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Antillean Creoles
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Antillean (Papiamentu) in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100390) is reported in 6 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antillean Creoles | Netherlands | 137,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Antillean Creoles | Curacao | 121,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Antillean Creoles | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba | 30,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Antillean Creoles | Germany | 17,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Antillean Creoles | Sint Maarten | 7,100 | No Longer Unreached |
| Antillean Creoles | Canada | 2,400 | No Longer Unreached |
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