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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Anyimere of Ghana

The Anyimere of Ghana, numbering approximately 4,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Benimbere community associated with the villages of Kecheibe and Kunda in Ghana. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Akan is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Anyimere

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Ghana
People Cluster: Guinean
Primary Language(s): Akan (aka)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 4,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013263
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Pray for the Anyimere of Ghana

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Akan
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Akan Speakers

Media Resources in Akan:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film

4 films

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Bible Resources in Akan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1964 Bible Society of Ghana✓
2012 Bible Society of Ghana✓✓✓
1964 Bible Society of Ghana✓✓
Asante-Twi Bible With Deutero-Canons✓
1982 Bible Society of Ghana✓

5 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Akan bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Anyimere 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 Anyimere:
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 Anyimere of Ghana

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
readGenesis 3:15

Pray that those without Christ will hear the words of Genesis 1-3 in their own language, and desire to know their Creator and His provision of salvation.

For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
readPsalm 57:10

Pray that God will work, even in the hearts of hard-to-reach people, and that they will rejoice in His steadfast love and faithfulness.

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
readPsalm 62:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of Jesus, remembering that He is their rock, their fortress, and their salvation.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
readColossians 4:3-4

Ask God to open doors for believers to share the gospel and help them communicate it clearly so that more people will understand the mystery of Christ and turn to follow Him.

Anyimere Across Countries (ROP3 - 100406) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AnyimerePG013263AnyimereGhana4,400No Longer UnreachedAkanEthnoreligion

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