• PEOPLE NAME: WEST INDIAN BLACKS OF CANADA

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Afro-Caribbean

Language: Virgin Islands English Creole - (vic)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Canada

Also found in: Bermuda; Dominica; Saint Lucia; Sint Maarten; United States

Population: 8,600

Global Population: 273,800


PEID: 43504

ROP: 110760

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The West Indian Blacks of Canada, numbering 8,600, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Afro-Caribbean people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 273,800 in 6 countries. Their primary language is Virgin Islands English Creole. The primary religion practiced by the West Indian Blacks 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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