People group profile · PG013488
The Fante of Liberia
The Fante of Liberia, numbering about 59,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Liberia; a dialect subgroup of Fanti (fat).
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 Akan.
Fast facts
- Country
- Liberia
- Population
- 59,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Guinean
- Primary language
- Akan (aka)
- 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
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Fante 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 Fante
- 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
50% adherents
Primary language
Akan · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Akan
Gospel resources in Akan
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Fante)
- JESUS (Asante Twi)
- JESUS (Twi)
- JESUS (Fante)
- JESUS (Asante Twi)
- JESUS (Twi)
- Magdalena (Twi)
- Magdalena (Asante Twi)
Bibles
- 1964 Bible Society of Ghana · audio
- 1964 Bible Society of Ghana · video, audio
- 1982 Bible Society of Ghana · audio
- 2012 Bible Society of Ghana · video, audio, text
- Asante-Twi Bible With Deutero-Canons · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Fante
- 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.
Fante in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102998) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fante | Ghana | 4,100,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Fante | Cote d’Ivoire | 30,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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