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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Lugbara of Uganda

The Lugbara of Uganda, numbering approximately 1,575,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as an indigenous community of Uganda; a dialect subgroup of Lugbara (lgg) They are an Indigenous people, with Lugbara as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Sudanic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism. They primarily speak Lugbara.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Sudanic
Primary Language(s): Lugbara (lgg)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,575,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015106
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

35%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Lugbara
Language Family: Central Sudanic

100%
%
Lugbara Speakers

Media Resources in Lugbara:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Lugbara:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1966 Bible Society of Uganda✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Lugbara bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), 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

Next steps for the Lugbara:
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Pray specifically for the Lugbara of Uganda

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
read1 Chronicles 16:26

Pray that those among them who are lost and seeking after worthless idols will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news, seeing that Jesus is better than any idol.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
readHebrew 4:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will boldly draw near to God as they approach Him in prayer, receive His mercy, and find grace for help in their time of need.

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
readJohn 7:38

Ask God to raise up believers and sustain them as they cross cultures to share hope with those who need it. Pray that many might come to know Christ and that streams of living water will flow from their hearts so they will never thirst again.

Lugbara Across Countries (ROP3 - 105907) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
LugbaraPG014633LugbaraCongo, Democratic Republic of the745,000No Longer UnreachedLugbaraRoman Catholicism
LugbaraPG015106LugbaraUganda1,575,000Unengaged and UnreachedLugbaraRoman Catholicism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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