People group profile · PG013646
The Aten of Nigeria
The Aten of Nigeria, numbering about 75,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnic community in central Nigeria.
They are an indigenous people in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Eten.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 75,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Benue
- Primary language
- Eten (etx)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Also known as
- Eten, Iten, Nìtèn
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- primarily in Ganawuri, within Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State
Where they live
Gospel status
The Aten 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 Aten
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
77% adherents
Primary language
Eten · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Eten
Gospel resources in Eten
- Bible available, published 2018
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Iten)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Aten
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- 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.
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