People group profile · PG011321
The Besme of Chad
The Besme of Chad, numbering about 4,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Chad.
They are an indigenous people in the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Neo-Pentecostalism, and they primarily speak Besme.
Fast facts
- Country
- Chad
- Population
- 4,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Adamawa-Ubangi
- Primary language
- Besme (bes)
- Primary religion
- Neo-Pentecostalism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Location
- Tandjile Prefecture: Kelo and Lai subprefectures, in Besme, Bodor, and 3 other villages along Logone River northwest of Lai
Where they live
Gospel status
The Besme are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Besme
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Neo-Pentecostalism · Christianity
40% adherents
Primary language
Besme · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Besme
Gospel resources in Besme
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Besme
- 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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