People group profile · PG014887
The Acholi of South Sudan
The Acholi of South Sudan, numbering about 70,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Uganda.
They are a diaspora people in the Nilotic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Acoli.
Fast facts
- Country
- South Sudan
- Population
- 70,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Nilotic
- Primary language
- Acoli (ach)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- 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
- Northern Africa, Africa
- Location
- Eastern Equatoria: Magwi and Torit counties, Acholi hills
Where they live
Gospel status
The Acholi 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 Acholi
- 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
Primary language
Acoli · Nilotic family
100% speak Acoli
Gospel resources in Acoli
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1985 Bible Society of Uganda · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Acholi
- 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.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Acholi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100042) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acholi | Uganda | 2,655,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Acholi | United States | 500 | No Longer Unreached |
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