People group profile · PG016416
The Garifuna of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The Garifuna of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, numbering about 2,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Indigenous people of Central America's Caribbean coast descended from African, Arawak, and Kalinago ancestors. They speak Garifuna, an Arawakan language, and maintain a distinct maritime cultural heritage.
They are a diaspora people in the Central American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Garifuna.
Fast facts
- Country
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Population
- 2,400
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Central American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Garifuna (cab)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- 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 Garifuna 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 Garifuna
- 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
75% adherents
Primary language
Garifuna · Arawakan family
80% speak Garifuna
Gospel resources in Garifuna
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Garifuna)
Bibles
- 2002 Bible Society of Honduras · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Garifuna
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Garifuna in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101510) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garifuna | Honduras | 204,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Garifuna | United States | 71,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Garifuna | Guatemala | 21,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Garifuna | Guadeloupe | 4,200 | No Longer Unreached |
| Garifuna | Nicaragua | 3,500 | No Longer Unreached |
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