People group profile · PG007705
The Kalibugan Subanon of the Philippines
The Kalibugan Subanon of the Philippines, numbering about 31,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a tribal community of the Philippines, Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, southern Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur provinces.
They are an indigenous people in the Filipino Tribal people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Kolibugan Subanon.
Fast facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Population
- 31,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Filipino Tribal
- Primary language
- Kolibugan Subanon (skn)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kalibugan Subanon are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kalibugan Subanon
- 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
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Kolibugan Subanon · Austronesian family
100% speak Kolibugan Subanon
Gospel resources in Kolibugan Subanon
- Bible available, published 2014
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Bibles
- 2016 Edition · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kalibugan Subanon
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
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