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The Teso of Uganda

The Teso of Uganda, numbering approximately 3,110,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Uganda. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Teso is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): Teso (teo)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 3,110,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015143
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Pray for the Teso of Uganda

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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: Teso
Language Family: Nilotic

85%
%
Ateso Speakers

Media Resources in Teso:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Teso:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Ateso Old Version Bible 1961✓✓✓
Bible Society of Kenya✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Teso bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Teso 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 Teso:
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 Teso of Uganda

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
readLuke 15:7

Pray that God will convict the lost of their sin, give them an urgency to run to Him for forgiveness, and feel His welcoming arms around them when they turn to Him.

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
read1 Timothy 2:1-2

Pray that leaders and those in authority will not thwart the spread of the gospel but put their faith in Christ, have hearts that are soft toward their people, and be freed from the temptations that power can bring.

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
readColossians 3:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
read2 Corinthians 5:21

Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

Teso Across Countries (ROP3 - 109975) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TesoPG014867TesoKenya487,000No Longer UnreachedTesoRoman Catholicism
TesoPG015143TesoUganda3,110,000Engaged yet UnreachedTesoNeo-Pentecostalism

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