People group profile · PG013091
The Kong Jula of Côte d’Ivoire
The Kong Jula of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 3,280,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mande ethnic group indigenous to several West African countries.
They are an indigenous people in the Malinke-Jula people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Dyula.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Population
- 3,280,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Malinke-Jula
- Primary language
- Dyula (dyu)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kong Jula are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. 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 Kong Jula
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Folk Islam · Islam
94% adherents
Primary language
Dyula · Mande family
100% speak Dyula
Gospel resources in Dyula
- Bible available, published 2013
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1996 Bible Society of Burkina Faso · video, audio, text
- 2013 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kong Jula
- 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.
- 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.
Kong Jula in other countries
The same people is also reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jula | Burkina Faso | 2,745,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Jula | Mali | 126,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Jula | Ghana | 35,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Jula | United States | 5,700 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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