People group profile · PG013355
The Fulfulde Masina of Ghana
The Fulfulde Masina of Ghana, numbering about 5,700 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to the Senegambia region and widely disbursed in Sahara, Sahel, and West Africa.
They are a diaspora people in the Fulani / Fulbe people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Maasina Fulfulde.
Fast facts
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 5,700
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Fulani / Fulbe
- Primary language
- Maasina Fulfulde (ffm)
- 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 ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Fulfulde Masina 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 Fulfulde Masina
- 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
90% adherents
Primary language
Maasina Fulfulde · Atlantic-Congo family
80% speak Maasina Fulfulde
Gospel resources in Maasina Fulfulde
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Fulfulde, Maasina)
Bibles
- The Bible League, 2005 · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Fulfulde Masina
- 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.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Fulfulde Masina in other countries
The same people is also reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fula Masina | Mali | 1,625,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulfulde Masina | Burkina Faso | 13,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Fula Macina | Mauritania | 5,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulfulde Masina | Cote d’Ivoire | 2,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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