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People group profile · PG050389

The Montserratians of Canada

The Montserratians of Canada, numbering about 1,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic group of predominantly mixed African and Irish descent indigenous to the island of Montserrat.

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 Antigua and Barbuda Creole English.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Montserratian

Fast facts

Country
Canada
Population
1,000
Affinity group
American Peoples
People cluster
Afro-Caribbean
Primary language
Antigua and Barbuda Creole English (aig)
Primary religion
Protestantism
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
20% or Greater but Less than 30%
GSEC ?
10% or Greater Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Significantly Reached People Group
Region
Northern America, Americas

Where they live

Gospel status

The Montserratians 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 No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Montserratians

  • 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

46% adherents

Primary language

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English · Indo-European family

100% speak Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Gospel resources in Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings not available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories available

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Montserratians

  1. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  2. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  3. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  4. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.

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Montserratians in other countries

The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
MontserratiansUnited States5,100No Longer Unreached
MontserratansMontserrat4,400No Longer Unreached

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