The Euronesians of Samoa

The Euronesians of Samoa, numbering approximately 16,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of mixed European and Oceanian ancestry, combining European heritage with Polynesian, Micronesian, or Melanesian roots. They maintain diverse cultural traditions shaped by both Pacific Island societies and European influences. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Samoa
People Cluster: Other Pacific Islanders
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 16,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG018323
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

54%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family:

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Euronesians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Euronesians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Euronesians of Samoa

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."
readMark 14:23-24

Pray for those who may have heard the gospel but have not yet submitted their lives to Christ, that they will finally see the sacrifice which He made for them and surrender their lives to Him.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

As mobile phones, radio, and satellite television, and other technologies become more available worldwide, pray for people who are developing digital gospel resources so that others can easily access the gospel.

And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
readLuke 9:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate on the stories of Jesus' miracles, be in awe of Him, and trust Him for everything they need.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Euronesian Across Countries (ROP3 - 102966) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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7 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
EuronesiansEuronesiansFrench Polynesia58,500No Longer UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
EuronesiansEuronesiansSolomon Islands23,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
EuronesiansEuronesiansFiji16,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
EuronesiansEuronesiansSamoa16,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
EuronesiansEuronesiansNew Caledonia14,500No Longer UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
EuronesiansEuronesiansPapua New Guinea9,700No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
EuronesiansEuronesiansCook Islands850No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism

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