• PEOPLE NAME: EWE OF LIBERIA

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PEID: 13487

ROP: 102974

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Guinean

Language: Éwé - (ewe)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Liberia

Also found in: Benin; Burkina Faso; Cote d’Ivoire; Ghana; Nigeria; Togo; United States

Population: 27,500

Global Population: 5,730,900


PEID: 13487

ROP: 102974

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Ewe of Liberia, numbering 27,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Guinean people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 5,730,900 in 8 countries. Their primary language is Éwé. The primary religion practiced by the Ewe is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.


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