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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Gofa of Ethiopia

The Gofa of Ethiopia, numbering approximately 596,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Ethiopia They are an Indigenous people, with Gofa as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Omotic people cluster of the Horn of Africa Peoples. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Gofa is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Horn of Africa Peoples
Country: Ethiopia
People Cluster: Omotic
Primary Language(s): Gofa (gof)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 596,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011587
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Pray for the Gofa of Ethiopia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

35%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gofa
Language Family: Ta-Ne-Omotic

100%
%
Gofa Speakers

Media Resources in Gofa:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Gofa:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Gofa bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Gofa 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 Gofa:
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 Gofa of Ethiopia

For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
readPsalm 18:31

As people look to their own efforts for hope, pray they will have the opportunity to learn and believe in the Lord, who is the only Rock worthy of their faith.

Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick in it and say to them, "the kingdom of God has come near to you."
readLuke 10:8-9

Pray that the lost will receive messengers of the gospel with joy, turn from their sins, and be healed.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be humble and give glory to God through their good deeds.

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
readPsalm 96:4

Pray that God will raise up believers to declare His glory among the lost, so that they may know that He is great and greatly to be praised, that He is exalted above all gods.

Gofa Across Countries (ROP3 - 103413) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
GofaPG011587GofaEthiopia596,000No Longer UnreachedGofaProtestantism

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