People group profile · PG047449
The Edo of Canada
The Edo of Canada, numbering about 1,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Edoid-speaking ethnic group indigenous to the Edo State in southern Nigeria.
They are a diaspora people in the Guinean people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Bini.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 1,300
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Guinean
- Primary language
- Bini (bin)
- 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 ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Edo 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 Edo
- 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
Primary language
Bini · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Bini
Gospel resources in Bini
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Edo)
Bibles
- 1996 Bible Society of Nigeria · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Edo
- 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.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Edo in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edo | Nigeria | 2,380,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Edo | United States | 100 | No Longer Unreached |
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