People group profile · PG013487
The Ewe of Liberia
The Ewe of Liberia, numbering about 29,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Ewe ethnolinguistic community of southern Togo and neighboring regions of West Africa. They speak Éwé, a Gbe language, and trace their heritage to the historic Ewe settlements between the Volta and Mono river systems.
They are a diaspora people in the Guinean people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Ewe.
Fast facts
- Country
- Liberia
- Population
- 29,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Guinean
- Primary language
- Ewe (ewe)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ewe are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Ewe
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
60% adherents
Primary language
Ewe · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Ewe
Gospel resources in Ewe
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Ghana - 2010 Bible Society of Ghana · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ewe
- 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.
- 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.
Ewe in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102974) is reported in 7 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewe | Ghana | 3,110,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ewe | Togo | 2,075,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ewe | Nigeria | 703,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ewe | Benin | 103,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ewe | Burkina Faso | 48,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ewe | Cote d’Ivoire | 21,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Ewe | United States | 3,400 | No Longer Unreached |
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