Sierra Leone
| Region: | Africa |
| Capital: | |
| Population: | 5,883,889 |
| Area (sq km): | 71,740 |
| GRN Office: | Gospel Recordings Sierra Leone |
| FIPS Country Code: | SL |
| ISO Country Code: | SL |
About Sierra Leone

Freetown, the capital, is a port city and the commercial hub.
Settled by freed and rescued slaves in 18th century, it was
made the seat of government for the British territories in
West Africa in 1821 and became the capital in 1961.
People groups:
- West Atlantic - 45.3%
- Mande - 43.8%
- Kwa - 1.3%
- Krio 8.6%
- Other 1%
Religions: (Freedom of religion.)
- Muslim - 70%
- Traditional ethnic - 18.24%
- Christian - 11%
- Hindu - 0.04%
History
Sierra Leone was founded as a home for freed slaves in 1797. It was the first West African country to be evangelised. The first Protestant Church was started among freed slaves in Freetown, yet after over 200 years of effort, under 12% of the country claims to be Christian. (From 'Operation World')
The country emerged from a decade of civil war in 2002 with the help of Britain and a large United Nations peace keeping mission. It now faces the huge challenge of reconstruction.
Map of Sierra Leone
News about Sierra Leone
People saved and Churches planted: One 95 year old man heard the Gospel and believed. He told the team, 'I am 1 day old in Christ!' and begged them to take the message to his own village where the people needed to hear about Jesus. |
God at work in Sierra Leone: How would you feel if 400 people came to your open air meeting and 15 of them indicated that they wanted to follow Christ? Stories like this make heaven rejoice... |
Recording Trip - African Style: The Sierra Leone team try out their new skills and new equipment. |
Recording in Africa - It's no joke...: Breakdown in rebel territory... car accident... stolen luggage... arrest and imprisonment... amazing release... and mission accomplished! |
Kono Report: To us Kono is an unreached area. Even the muslims who are there find it difficult to pray. There are no houses in Kono. The team slept on bare floor. All the houses in this place were burnt by the rebels. |
Outreach in Sierra Leone: The second night we showed the same Jesus Film with one Old Testament story on Joshua. We had over 11,000 people watching the film again. The 197 counselors and 60 prayer warriors could not count all the people that accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. |
Jesus makes a difference in Sierra Leone: Exciting results of a recent outreach in Sierra Leone. |
The War and the Gospel: Every time I think of what we went through these past years, I feel a cold chill running down my spine. |
Reports from Sierra Leone: With many of the GR SL staff exiled in Guinea, the leader writes a first-hand account of his experience. |
Gospel Recordings Sierra Leone: General information, articles, news and contact details about GRN Sierra Leone. |
Languages spoken in Sierra Leone
Listed here are the primary and alternate names of the languages and dialects of Sierra Leone. An icon next to the name indicates that there are GRN recordings available in that language.
Found 330 language names. Showing items 1 to 100.
Africa (see ENGLISH: Africa) Akpese (see KPELLE, GUINEA) Aku (see Krio: Aku) Amampa (see SHERBRO) Banta (see Themne: Banta) Barrawa (see Kuranko: Barrawa) Biriwa-Saroko-Kalantuba-Sunko (see LIMBA, EAST: Southern) Bolom (see Bullom So) Bombali (see Themne: Bombali) Bome (see Bom) Bomo (see Bom) Boumpe (see MENDE) Bulem (see Bullom So) Bullin (see Bullom So) Bullun (see Bullom So) Bum (see Bom) Buya (see Loko: Buya) Central (see Limba, West-central: Central) Central Kono (see Kono: Central Kono) Creole (see KRIO) Creole: Sierra Leone (see KRIO) De (see Gola: Deng) Deng (see Gola: Deng) Dialonke (see YALANKA) Djallonke (see YALANKA) Dyalonka (see YALANKA) Dyalonke (see YALANKA) Eastern Malinke (see MANINKA, KANKAN) Ede-Yoruba (see YORUBA) Ellinika (see GREEK) English (see ENGLISH: Africa) English: West Africa (see ENGLISH: Africa) Fiama (see Kono: Central Kono) Firia (see Yalunka: Firia) Foula Fouta (see FUUTA JALON) Foula Futa (see FUUTA JALON) Fouta Dyalon (see FUUTA JALON) Fula: Futa-Dyallon (see FUUTA JALON) Fulbe (see FUUTA JALON) Fulfulde Jalon (see FUUTA JALON) Fullo Fuuta (see FUUTA JALON) Futa Djallon (see FUUTA JALON) Futa Fula (see FUUTA JALON) Futa Jallon (see FUUTA JALON) | Gallinas (see VAI) Gallines (see VAI) Gbane (see Kono: Central Kono) Gbane Kando (see Kono: Central Kono) Gbendembu (see Loko: Gbendembu) Gbense (see Kono: Central Kono) Gbese (see KPELLE, GUINEA) Gbongogbo (see Limba, West-central: Central) Gerse (see KPELLE, GUINEA) Gerze (see KPELLE, GUINEA) Gizi (see KISSI, KISSIDOUGOU) Gobla (see Gola: Managobla) GOLA: Toodii (see GOLA: Toldil) Gorama Kono (see Kono: Central Kono) Graecae (see GREEK) Grec (see GREEK) Greco (see GREEK) Guerse (see KPELLE, GUINEA) Guerze (see KPELLE, GUINEA) Hulo (see MENDE) Jalon (see FUUTA JALON) Jalonke (see YALANKA) Kafu (see Bullom So: Kafu) Kama (see Kissi, Northern: Kama) Kamara (see Kono: Central Kono) Kankan Maninka (see MANINKA, KANKAN) Kankan Mininka (see MANINKA, KANKAN) Kebu Fula (see Fuuta Jalon: Kebu Fula) Ke-Woya-Yaka (see LIMBA, EAST: Northern) Kholifa (see Themne: Kholifa) Kim (see Krim) Kimi (see Krim) Kirim (see Krim) Kisi (see KISSI, KISSIDOUGOU) Kisie (see KISSI, KISSIDOUGOU) Kissidougou (see KISSI, KISSIDOUGOU) Kissien (see KISSI, KISSIDOUGOU) Kissi: Kissidougou (see KISSI, KISSIDOUGOU) Kissi, Northern (see KISSI, KISSIDOUGOU) |
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