Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Maluku-Southern

Language: West Masela - (mss)

Alternate Name(s): Masela West, Maluku Christian Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestant

Country: Indonesia

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Population: 1,100

Global Population: 1,100

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Masela Barat of Indonesia, numbering 1,100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Maluku-Southern people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is West Masela. The primary religion practiced by the Masela Barat is Evangelical Protestantism, a worldwide trans-denominational movement within Protestant Christianity that believes the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, solely through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ.

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