People group profile · PG047307
The Surinamers of the United States
The Surinamers of the United States, numbering about 22,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Caribbean ethnolinguistic group whose identity is linked to the culture of Suriname.
They are a diaspora people in the Afro-Caribbean people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Sranan Tongo.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 22,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Afro-Caribbean
- Primary language
- Sranan Tongo (srn)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- 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
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Surinamers 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 Surinamers
- 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
Primary language
Sranan Tongo · Indo-European family
100% speak Sranan Tongo
Gospel resources in Sranan Tongo
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Sranan-Tongo)
Bibles
- Wortu fu Gado · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Surinamers
- 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.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Surinamers in other countries
The same people is also reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surinamese Creoles | Netherlands | 258,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Surinamese Creoles | Suriname | 163,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Surinamers | French Guiana | 20,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Surinamese Creoles | Curacao | 2,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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