People group profile · PG013113
The Mossi of Côte d’Ivoire
The Mossi of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 3,415,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are the dominant Gur-speaking ethnic group of Burkina Faso, concentrated on the central plateau. They speak Mooré and trace their heritage to the historic Mossi Kingdoms that have shaped the country's political and cultural identity for centuries.
They are a diaspora people in the Gur people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Mossi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Population
- 3,415,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Gur
- Primary language
- Mossi (mos)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet 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 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 Mossi
- 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
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
- 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.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Mossi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106781) is reported in 8 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mossi | Burkina Faso | 8,420,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mossi | Ghana | 531,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mossi | Niger | 270,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Mossi | Mali | 120,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Mossi | Benin | 59,000 | 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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