People group profile · PG022263
The Jamaicans of The Bahamas
The Jamaicans of The Bahamas, numbering about 5,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Caribbean diaspora people of Jamaican origin in the Bahamas, descended from migrants from Jamaica who maintain ties to the broader Jamaican cultural heritage while participating in Bahamian society.
They are a diaspora people in the Afro-American people cluster of the North American Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Jamaican Creole English.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bahamas
- Population
- 5,400
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Afro-American
- Primary language
- Jamaican Creole English (jam)
- 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 Jamaicans 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 Jamaicans
- 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
61% adherents
Primary language
Jamaican Creole English · Indo-European family
100% speak Jamaican Creole English
Gospel resources in Jamaican Creole English
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Bible Society of the West Indies · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Jamaicans
- 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.
Jamaican in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104168) is reported in 10 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaicans | Jamaica | 2,765,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | United States | 589,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | United Kingdom | 340,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Canada | 332,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Panama | 210,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Costa Rica | 70,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Colombia | 28,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Cuba | 4,900 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Venezuela | 2,700 | No Longer Unreached |
| Jamaicans | Germany | 1,300 | No Longer Unreached |
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