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The Kpelle of Liberia

The Kpelle of Liberia, numbering approximately 1,110,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mande people of central Liberia and neighboring Guinea whose political and social life has traditionally been shaped by Poro and Sande initiation societies. They mostly adhere to Animism and Liberia Kpelle is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Kpelle

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Liberia
People Cluster: Mande
Primary Language(s): Liberia Kpelle (xpe)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 1,110,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013507
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Pray for the Kpelle of Liberia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

37%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Liberia Kpelle
Language Family: Mande

100%
%
Kpelle, Liberia Speakers

Media Resources in Liberia Kpelle:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Liberia Kpelle:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1967 Bible Society in Liberia✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Liberia Kpelle bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kpelle 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 Kpelle:
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 Kpelle of Liberia

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Pray for those ensnared by the darkness of this world, that they will recognize the spiritual forces at work and turn to the light of Christ.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
readJohn 10:27

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hear God's voice and will have the great assurance that no one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.

For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
readRomans 12:4-5

Ask God to send believers to people in other cultures and to help them use their gifts in harmony with others so that the body of Christ may be built up.

Kpelle, Liberia Across Countries (ROP3 - 116077) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KpellePG013507KpelleLiberia1,110,000No Longer UnreachedLiberia KpelleAnimism

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