People group profile · PG046769
The East Indians of Trinidad and Tobago
The East Indians of Trinidad and Tobago, numbering about 133,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Caribbean people of Indian ancestry whose forebears arrived as indentured laborers from South Asia. They speak the dominant regional languages and maintain cultural traditions influenced by Hindu, Muslim, and broader Indo-Caribbean heritage.
They are an indigenous people in the Indo-Caribbean people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Trinidadian Creole English.
Fast facts
- Country
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Population
- 133,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Indo-Caribbean
- Primary language
- Trinidadian Creole English (trf)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Caribbean, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The East Indians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the East Indians
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
Primary language
Trinidadian Creole English · Indo-European family
100% speak Trinidadian Creole English
Gospel resources in Trinidadian Creole English
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the East Indians
- 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.
East Indians in other countries
The same people is also reported in 11 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Indians | Jamaica | 25,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| East Indians | Belize | 12,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| East Indians | Saint Lucia | 5,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| East Indians | Grenada | 4,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| East Indians | Chile | 3,900 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| East Indians | Barbados | 3,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| East Indians | Argentina | 2,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| East Indians | Brazil | 2,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| East Indians | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| East Indians | Guatemala | 700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| East Indians | Venezuela | 500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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