People group profile · PG016415
The West Indian Blacks of Saint Lucia
The West Indian Blacks of Saint Lucia, numbering about 9,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Caribbean people who trace their full or partial ancestry to sub-Saharan Africa.
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 Virgin Islands Creole English.
Fast facts
- Country
- Saint Lucia
- Population
- 9,200
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Afro-Caribbean
- Primary language
- Virgin Islands Creole English (vic)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Caribbean, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The West Indian Blacks 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 West Indian Blacks
- 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
Primary language
Virgin Islands Creole English · Indo-European family
100% speak Virgin Islands Creole English
Gospel resources in Virgin Islands Creole English
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Bibles
- Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the West Indian Blacks
- 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.
West Indian Blacks in other countries
The same people is also reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Indian Blacks | United States | 168,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Bermudians | Bermuda | 66,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| West Indian Blacks | Sint Maarten | 19,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| West Indian Blacks | Canada | 8,700 | No Longer Unreached |
| West Indian Blacks | Dominica | 4,600 | No Longer Unreached |
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