People group profile · PG013337
The Ibibio of Ghana
The Ibibio of Ghana, numbering about 53,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a diaspora community of Ibibio people from southeastern Nigeria who maintain a shared Ibibio language, culture, and identity and are closely related to the Annang, Efik, Oron, and Eket peoples.
They are a diaspora people in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Ibibio.
Fast facts
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 53,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Benue
- Primary language
- Ibibio (ibb)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ibibio are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Ibibio
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Ibibio · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Ibibio
Gospel resources in Ibibio
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Ibibio)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ibibio
- 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.
Ibibio in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103938) is reported in 3 other countries.
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