People group profile · PG022293
The Garifuna of Guadeloupe
The Garifuna of Guadeloupe, numbering about 4,200 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 Virgin Islands Creole English.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guadeloupe
- Population
- 4,200
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Central American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Virgin Islands Creole English (vic)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately 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 5% 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
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 Garifuna
- 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.
- 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.
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 | Nicaragua | 3,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Garifuna | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,400 | No Longer Unreached |
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