People group profile · PG013085
The Grebo of Côte d’Ivoire
The Grebo of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 80,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of the Grebo (Glebo) people within the Kru family of Africa, indigenous to Liberia.
They are a diaspora people in the Kru people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Southern Grebo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Population
- 80,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Kru
- Primary language
- Southern Grebo (grj)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- 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
- Location
- Côte d'Ivoire, Bas-Sassandra district: near Liberia border, Georgetown/Ranouke and Yeouli are the two pure Grebo villages.
Where they live
Gospel status
The Grebo 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 Grebo
- 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
35% adherents
Primary language
Southern Grebo · Kru family
100% speak Southern Grebo
Gospel resources in Southern Grebo
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Grebo
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- 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.
Grebo, Seaside in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103479) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Grebo | Liberia | 133,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Grebo | United States | 100 | No Longer Unreached |
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