People group profile · PG011559
The Boro of Ethiopia
The Boro of Ethiopia, numbering about 15,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic group living in northwestern Ethiopia, primarily in the Metekel Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, north of the Blue Nile.
They are an indigenous people in the Omotic people cluster of the Horn of Africa Peoples. Their primary religion is Tewahedo Orthodox Christianity, and they primarily speak Boro (Ethiopia).
Fast facts
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Population
- 15,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Omotic
- Primary language
- Boro (Ethiopia) (bwo)
- Primary religion
- Tewahedo Orthodox Christianity
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Also known as
- Shinasha
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
- Location
- Benishangul-Gumuz region: Metekel zone, near Blue Nile river
Where they live
Gospel status
The Boro are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Boro
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Tewahedo Orthodox Christianity · Christianity
80% adherents
Primary language
Boro (Ethiopia) · Ta-Ne-Omotic family
60% speak Boro (Ethiopia)
Gospel resources in Boro (Ethiopia)
- Bible available, published 2018
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Borna, Shinasha)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Boro
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
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