People group profile · PG012343
The Mossi of Benin
The Mossi of Benin, numbering about 59,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a long‑established Mossi community living in northern Benin, near the borders with Burkina Faso and Togo. They are Gur‑speaking West Africans whose presence in Benin is the result of historic migration from the Mossi heartland in present-day Burkina-Faso.
They are a diaspora people in the Gur people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Mossi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Benin
- Population
- 59,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Gur
- Primary language
- Mossi (mos)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mossi 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 Mossi
- 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
Folk Islam · Islam
56% adherents
Primary language
Mossi · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Mossi
Gospel resources in Mossi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1998 Protestant Version · video, audio, text
- 1998 Roman Catholic Version · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mossi
- 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.
Mossi in other countries
The same people is also reported in 8 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mossi | Burkina Faso | 8,420,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mossi | Cote d’Ivoire | 3,415,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mossi | Ghana | 531,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mossi | Niger | 270,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Mossi | Mali | 120,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Mossi | Togo | 47,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Mossi | United States | 1,100 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mossi | Canada | 425 | No Longer Unreached |
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