People group profile · PG022038
The White Americans of Papua New Guinea
The White Americans of Papua New Guinea, numbering about 12,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are citizens of the United States who identify as white alone or in combination (including multiracial white Americans).
They are a diaspora people in the Anglo-American people cluster of the North American Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak English.
Fast facts
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Population
- 12,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Anglo-American
- Primary language
- English (eng)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Melanesia, Oceania
Where they live
Gospel status
The White Americans are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the White Americans
- 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
82% adherents
Primary language
100% speak English
Gospel resources in English
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (English, North American Indigenous)
Bibles
- American Standard Bible · text
- English Standard Version® - Hear the Word Audio Bible · video, text
- English Version for the Deaf · text
- Holy Bible, New International Version ® · video
- Holy Bible, New International Version ® - LUMO Christmas Film · video
- Holy Bible, New International Version ® - LUMO Easter Film · video
- King James Version · video, audio, text
- New American Standard Bible (NASB) · text
- New Life Version (Easy to Read) · text
- New Living Translation®, Holy Sanctuary version · audio
- Revised Version 1885 · text
- World English Bible - Winfred Henson · audio, text
- World Messianic Version · text
- Wycliffe Modern · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the White Americans
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- 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.
American, White in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110448) is reported in 18 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Americans | United States | 195,040,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Canada | 404,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Panama | 188,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Dominican Republic | 96,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Australia | 95,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Ecuador | 28,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Haiti | 19,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Virgin Islands | 15,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | New Zealand | 15,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Guam | 14,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Costa Rica | 12,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Singapore | 9,800 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Micronesia | 5,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Fiji | 4,600 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Greenland | 3,400 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Iceland | 1,800 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Marshall Islands | 1,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| White Americans | Curacao | 1,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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