• PEOPLE NAME: FIJIANS OF NEW ZEALAND

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Pacific Islanders

People Cluster: Fiji

Language: Fijian - (fij)

Alternate Name(s): Melanesian Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Christianity - Evangelical Protestant

Country: New Zealand

Also found in: Australia; Canada; Fiji; Solomon Islands; United States; Vanuatu

Population: 17,000

Global Population: 584,500


PEID: 18491

ROP: 103015

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Fijians of New Zealand, numbering 17,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Fiji people cluster within the Pacific Islanders affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 584,500 in 7 countries. Their primary language is Fijian. The primary religion practiced by the Fijians 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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