People group profile · PG018305
The Norfolker of Norfolk Island
The Norfolker of Norfolk Island, numbering about 350 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Euronesian ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Pitcairn Islands and Norfolk Island in the south Pacific.
They are an indigenous people in the Polynesian people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Pitcairn-Norfolk.
Fast facts
- Country
- Norfolk Island
- Population
- 350
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Polynesian
- Primary language
- Pitcairn-Norfolk (pih)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 30% or Greater but Less than 40%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand, Oceania
- Location
- Norfolk Island
Where they live
Gospel status
The Norfolker 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 Norfolker
- 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
33% adherents
Primary language
Pitcairn-Norfolk · Indo-European family
100% speak Pitcairn-Norfolk
Gospel resources in Pitcairn-Norfolk
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Norfolker
- 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.
Pitcairner in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108061) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcairn Islanders | French Polynesia | 275 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Pitcairn Islanders | New Zealand | 250 | No Longer Unreached |
| Pitcairn Islanders | Pitcairn Islands | 45 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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