People group profile · PG013310
The Jula of Ghana
The Jula of Ghana, numbering about 35,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mande ethnic group indigenous to several West African countries.
They are a diaspora 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
- Ghana
- Population
- 35,500
- 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
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The 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 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
99% adherents
Primary language
Dyula · Mande family
100% speak Dyula
Gospel resources in Dyula
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not 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 Jula
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- 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.
Jula in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104323) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kong Jula | Cote d’Ivoire | 3,280,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Jula | Burkina Faso | 2,745,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Jula | Mali | 126,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Jula | United States | 5,700 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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