People group profile · PG013352
The Ligbi of Ghana
The Ligbi of Ghana, numbering about 23,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mande-speaking ethnolinguistic people of northwestern Ghana whose identity is rooted in the Ligbi language, farming traditions, regional trade networks, kinship ties, and a long history of Islamic influence.
They are an indigenous people in the Mande people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Ligbi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 23,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Mande
- Primary language
- Ligbi (lig)
- 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
- Location
- Brong-Ahafo region: Numasa east of Sampa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ligbi 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Ligbi
- 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
100% adherents
Primary language
Ligbi · Mande family
100% speak Ligbi
Gospel resources in Ligbi
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ligbi
- 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.
Ligbi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100952) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligbi | Cote d’Ivoire | 9,600 | No Longer Unreached |
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