People group profile · PG013136
The Tura of Côte d’Ivoire
The Tura of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 76,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cote d'Ivoire.
They are an indigenous people in the Mande people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Toura (Côte d'Ivoire).
Fast facts
- Country
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Population
- 76,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Mande
- Primary language
- Toura (Côte d'Ivoire) (neb)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Toura
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Montagnes District, East Biankouma department, mountainous region east of Man to Touba main road, north of Man to Séguéla main road, north of Bafing river; Bafing and Sassandra rivers from north and east borders.
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tura 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 Tura
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
80% adherents
Primary language
Toura (Côte d'Ivoire) · Mande family
100% speak Toura (Côte d'Ivoire)
Gospel resources in Toura (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Bible available, published 2013
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Toura)
Bibles
- 2004 Wycliffe · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tura
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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