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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kikuyu of Uganda

The Kikuyu of Uganda, numbering approximately 111,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu ethnic group indigenous to Central Kenya. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Kikuyu is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Bantu, Gikuyu-Kamba
Primary Language(s): Kikuyu (kik)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 111,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015094
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kikuyu
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Gikuyu Speakers

Media Resources in Kikuyu:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Kikuyu:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1965 Bible Society of Kenya✓✓
Bible Society of Kenya✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kikuyu bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kikuyu are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Kikuyu:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Kikuyu of Uganda

But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
readPsalm 130:4

Pray that God will bring those who have hard hearts to repentance and trust in Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
read2 Corinthians 5:18

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will serve as God's ambassadors, sharing the message of reconciliation with others.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Kikuyu Across Countries (ROP3 - 104997) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KikuyuPG050382KikuyuUnited States550No Longer UnreachedKikuyuNeo-Pentecostalism
KikuyuPG014959KikuyuTanzania50,000Engaged yet UnreachedKikuyuNeo-Pentecostalism
KikuyuPG015094KikuyuUganda111,000Engaged yet UnreachedKikuyuNeo-Pentecostalism
KikuyuPG014805KikuyuKenya9,510,000No Longer UnreachedKikuyuAfrican Traditional Religion

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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