People group profile · PG016193
The Afro-Bahamians of The Bahamas
The Afro-Bahamians of The Bahamas, numbering about 374,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an English-speaking Caribbean people native to The Bahamas, whose identity is rooted in a shared island history, predominantly African ancestry, and a cultural heritage shaped by African, British, and wider Atlantic influences.
They are an indigenous people in the Afro-American people cluster of the North American Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Bahamas Creole English.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bahamas
- Population
- 374,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Afro-American
- Primary language
- Bahamas Creole English (bah)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Caribbean, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Afro-Bahamians 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 Afro-Bahamians
- 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
Bahamas Creole English · Indo-European family
100% speak Bahamas Creole English
Gospel resources in Bahamas Creole English
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Afro-Bahamians
- 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.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
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