People group profile · PG016349
The Guadeloupeans of Guadeloupe
The Guadeloupeans of Guadeloupe, numbering about 389,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a French Creole-speaking ethnic community of mixed African and European ancestry that formed in the French West Indian settlement of Guadeloupe during the 17th century.
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 Guadeloupean Creole French.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guadeloupe
- Population
- 389,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Afro-Caribbean
- Primary language
- Guadeloupean Creole French (gcf)
- 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
- Caribbean, Americas
- Location
- Marie Galante islands
Where they live
Gospel status
The Guadeloupeans 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 Guadeloupeans
- 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
Guadeloupean Creole French · Indo-European family
80% speak Guadeloupean Creole French
Gospel resources in Guadeloupean Creole French
- Bible available, published 2005
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Lesser Antillean Creole French)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Guadeloupeans
- 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.
- 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.
Guadeloupean Creole French in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106357) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadeloupeans | United States | 20,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Guadeloupeans | Canada | 6,300 | No Longer Unreached |
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