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The Ukpe-Bayobiri of Nigeria

The Ukpe-Bayobiri of Nigeria, numbering approximately 29,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Bendi-speaking community of Nigeria's Obudu geo-cultural area whose ancestors are believed to have migrated from the east, reaching their present territory by the eighteenth century alongside neighboring Bete-Bendi, Bumaji, and Utugwang communities. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Ukpe-Bayobiri is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Benue
Primary Language(s): Ukpe-Bayobiri (ukp)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 29,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG014144
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

92%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ukpe-Bayobiri
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Bukpe Speakers

Media Resources in Ukpe-Bayobiri:

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Bible Resources in Ukpe-Bayobiri:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ukpe-Bayobiri 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 Ukpe-Bayobiri:
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 Ukpe-Bayobiri of Nigeria

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
readPsalm 34:8

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many will have the opportunity to taste and see the goodness of God and entrust their lives to Him.

For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth.
readPsalm 47:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will exalt the Lord, recognizing His reign over the nations and His sovereignty over all things.

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
readEphesians 6:13

Pray that God will send believers to the lost of this people group and that, as they share the gospel, they will take up the whole armor of God so that they can stand firm when trials come.

Ukpe-Bayobiri Across Countries (ROP3 - 110375) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Ukpe-BayobiriPG014144Ukpe-BayobiriNigeria29,500No Longer UnreachedUkpe-BayobiriProtestantism

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