• PEOPLE NAME: AFRIKANERS OF UNITED STATES

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PEID: 47272

ROP: 100093

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Eurasian Peoples

People Cluster: Germanic

Language: Afrikaans - (afr)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Neo-Pentecostalism

Country: United States

Also found in: Angola; Botswana; Canada; Eswatini; Lesotho; Namibia; South Africa; United Kingdom; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Population: 21,500

Global Population: 3,062,100


PEID: 47272

ROP: 100093

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Afrikaners of United States, numbering 21,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Germanic people cluster within the Eurasian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 3,062,100 in 11 countries. Their primary language is Afrikaans. The primary religion practiced by the Afrikaners is Neo-Pentecostalism, a movement characterized by manifestations in non-Pentecostal churches of what have been traditionally categorized as Pentecostal experiences, frequently combined with prosperity gospel theology.


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