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People group profile · PG014361

The Xwla of Togo

The Xwla of Togo, numbering about 33,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a subgroup of Western Xwla Gbe reported in Togo.

They are an indigenous people in the Guinean people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Western Xwla Gbe.

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Fast facts

Country
Togo
Population
33,000
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Guinean
Primary language
Western Xwla Gbe (xwl)
Primary religion
Protestantism
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 Xwla 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 Xwla

  • 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

70% adherents

Primary language

Western Xwla Gbe · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Western Xwla Gbe

Gospel resources in Western Xwla Gbe

  • 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 Xwla

  1. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  2. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  3. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  4. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.

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