People group profile · PG014274
The Bullom of Sierra Leone
The Bullom of Sierra Leone, numbering about 9,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Sierra Leone.
They are an indigenous people in the Atlantic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Bullom So.
Fast facts
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Population
- 9,100
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Atlantic
- Primary language
- Bullom So (buy)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- 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
- Location
- Northern province: Kambia district, Samu region; Guinea border coast to Sierra Leone river
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bullom 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Bullom
- 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
Folk Islam · Islam
80% adherents
Primary language
Bullom So · Atlantic-Congo family
59% speak Bullom So
Gospel resources in Bullom So
- Bible available, published -
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bullom
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
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