People group profile · PG012303
The Basa of Benin
The Basa of Benin, numbering about 5,900 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Benin, Departement des Collines, Save and Ouessi subprefectures, 3 villages: Okounfo, Edaningbe, and Gbede.
They are an indigenous people in the Other Sub-Saharan African people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Tchumbuli.
Fast facts
- Country
- Benin
- Population
- 5,900
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Other Sub-Saharan African
- Primary language
- Tchumbuli (bqa)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Basa are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Basa
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
50% adherents
Primary language
Tchumbuli · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Tchumbuli
Gospel resources in Tchumbuli
- Bible available, published -
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Tchumbuli)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Basa
- 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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