The White Americans of Virgin Islands

The White Americans of Virgin Islands, numbering approximately 15,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are citizens of the United States who identify as white alone or in combination (including multiracial white Americans). They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and English is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: Virgin Islands
People Cluster: Anglo-American
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 15,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050296
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Pray for the White Americans of Virgin Islands

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

35%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

Films:
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SPI: No longer Unreached

The White Americans 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 White Americans:
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 White Americans of Virgin Islands

For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption.
readPsalm 130:7b

Pray for those who are unaware of God's steadfast love that is offered to them through Jesus Christ to learn the truth and experience His plentiful redemption.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
read1 Peter 2:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will proclaim the good news and the lost will recognize their need for the Shepherd and turn to Jesus Christ in faith.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
read1 Corinthians 9:20

Pray that believers from similar cultures will be compelled by Christ's love to reach people who don't know the gospel, and that those people will receive the good news with joy.

American, White Across Countries (ROP3 - 110448) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

19 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
White AmericansWhite AmericansUnited States195,090,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansCanada405,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishRoman Catholicism
White AmericansWhite AmericansPanama188,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansWhite AmericansDominican Republic97,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansWhite AmericansAustralia96,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansEcuador28,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansHaiti19,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansVirgin Islands15,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansWhite AmericansNew Zealand15,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansGuam14,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansWhite AmericansCosta Rica12,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansWhite AmericansPapua New Guinea12,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishFolk Catholicism
White AmericansWhite AmericansSingapore9,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansMicronesia5,500No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansFiji4,600No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansGreenland3,400No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansIceland1,800No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansCuracao1,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansMarshall Islands1,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism

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