People group profile · PG013481
The Bassa of Liberia
The Bassa of Liberia, numbering about 870,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Kru-speaking people of Liberia who share a common language, culture, and history. Concentrated in the country's coastal and central regions, they are among Liberia's largest indigenous ethnolinguistic groups.
They are an indigenous people in the Kru people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Bassa.
Fast facts
- Country
- Liberia
- Population
- 870,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Kru
- Primary language
- Bassa (bsq)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Central, Grand Bassa, Rivercess, and Montserrado counties
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bassa are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bassa
- 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
30% adherents
Primary language
Bassa · Kru family
100% speak Bassa
Gospel resources in Bassa
- Bible available, published 2005
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Bassa)
Bibles
- 1969 Bible Society of Cameroon · audio
- 2002 Bible Society in Liberia · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bassa
- 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.
Bassa in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bassa | Sierra Leone | 10,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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