People group profile · PG042726
The Kacipo of Ethiopia
The Kacipo of Ethiopia, numbering about 5,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Surmic ethnic group living primarily in the Boma Plateau region of South Sudan and adjacent areas of southwestern Ethiopia.
They are a diaspora people in the Nilotic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Kacipo-Bale Suri.
Fast facts
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Population
- 5,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Nilotic
- Primary language
- Kacipo-Bale Suri (koe)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Kacipo-Balesi
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
- Location
- around the Akobo River, Koi, Moga, and the Kare Valley
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kacipo are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kacipo
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Animism · Ethnoreligion
95% adherents
Primary language
Kacipo-Bale Suri · Surmic family
100% speak Kacipo-Bale Suri
Gospel resources in Kacipo-Bale Suri
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings 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 Kacipo
- 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.
Kacipo in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104374) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kacipo | South Sudan | 6,100 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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