People group profile · PG016207
The Belizean Creoles of Belize
The Belizean Creoles of Belize, numbering about 158,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a distinct Afro-Creole ethnic community indigenous to Belize. They emerged through the interaction of enslaved Africans, British settlers (known as Baymen), and later other Caribbean and local populations during the colonial period of British Honduras.
They are an indigenous people in the Afro-American people cluster of the North American Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Belize Kriol English.
Fast facts
- Country
- Belize
- Population
- 158,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Afro-American
- Primary language
- Belize Kriol English (bzj)
- 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 ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Central America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Belizean 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 Belizean 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
70% adherents
Primary language
Belize Kriol English · Indo-European family
100% speak Belize Kriol English
Gospel resources in Belize Kriol English
- Bible available, published 2012
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2012 Wycliffe · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Belizean 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.
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