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The North-Central Fore of Papua New Guinea

The North-Central Fore of Papua New Guinea, numbering approximately 36,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous ethnic group of Papua New Guinea; a dialect subgroup of Fore (for). They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Fore is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: North-Central Fore

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Papua New Guinea
People Cluster: New Guinea
Primary Language(s): Fore (for)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 36,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010319
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Pray for the North-Central Fore of Papua New Guinea

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

41%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Fore
Language Family: Nuclear Trans New Guinea

100%
%
Fore Speakers

Media Resources in Fore:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Fore:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1974 New York Bible Society✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Fore bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The North-Central Fore are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the North-Central Fore:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the North-Central Fore of Papua New Guinea

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
readPsalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
readPsalm 19:1-2

Pray that the lost will see the glory of God revealed in the heavens, that they will hear the good news, and that their hearts will be softened to respond to God’s call, turning to Him in repentance and faith in Jesus Christ for salvation.

And God is able to make all grace about to you, so that having sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
read2 Corinthians 9:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see that God provides for their needs and be content in His provision so that they may excel in every good work.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

North Central Fore Across Countries (ROP3 - 107415) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
North-Central ForePG010319North-Central ForePapua New Guinea36,000No Longer UnreachedForeProtestantism

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