People group profile · PG014301
The Horom of Nigeria
The Horom of Nigeria, numbering about 3,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Plateau-language people of Nigeria regarded by neighbors as culturally part of the Ron, known for a distinctive xylophone tradition, whose Jos Plateau homeland was shaped by developments radiating from Kanem-Bornu between 1100 and 1700 AD.
They are an indigenous people in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Horom.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 3,300
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Benue
- Primary language
- Horom (hoe)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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 Horom 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 Horom
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
50% adherents
Primary language
Horom · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Horom
Gospel resources in Horom
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Horom
- 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.
- 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.
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