• PEOPLE NAME: JAMAICANS OF VENEZUELA

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PEID: 16473

ROP: 104168

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: North American Peoples

People Cluster: Afro-American, Anglophone

Language: Jamaican English Creole - (jam)

Alternate Name(s): Western Caribbean Creole, Creole Islander, West Indian Black, Jamaican Black

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Venezuela

Also found in: Bahamas; Canada; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Germany; Jamaica; Panama; United Kingdom; United States

Population: 2,700

Global Population: 4,331,700


PEID: 16473

ROP: 104168

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Jamaicans of Venezuela, numbering 2,700, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Afro-American, Anglophone people cluster within the North American Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 4,331,700 in 11 countries. Their primary language is Jamaican English Creole. The primary religion practiced by the Jamaicans is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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