People group profile · PG047464
The Bissau-Guineans of Canada
The Bissau-Guineans of Canada, numbering about 90 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diaspora community in Canada descended from peoples of Guinea-Bissau, particularly Atlantic coastal groups such as the Balanta, who maintain cultural ties to the ethnolinguistic traditions of their West African homeland.
They are a diaspora people in the Atlantic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Balanta-Kentohe.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 90
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Atlantic
- Primary language
- Balanta-Kentohe (ble)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- 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
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bissau-Guineans 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 Bissau-Guineans
- 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
60% adherents
Primary language
Balanta-Kentohe · Atlantic-Congo family
84% speak Balanta-Kentohe
Gospel resources in Balanta-Kentohe
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bissau-Guineans
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Bissau-Guineans in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanta | Guinea-Bissau | 551,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Balanta | Cabo Verde | 58,500 | No Longer Unreached |
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