People group profile · PG011414
The Mesme of Chad
The Mesme of Chad, numbering about 39,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Chad.
They are an indigenous people in the Chadic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Neo-Pentecostalism, and they primarily speak Mesme.
Fast facts
- Country
- Chad
- Population
- 39,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Chadic
- Primary language
- Mesme (zim)
- Primary religion
- Neo-Pentecostalism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mesme 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 Mesme
- 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
70% adherents
Primary language
Mesme · Afro-Asiatic family
85% speak Mesme
Gospel resources in Mesme
- Bible available, published 1995
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 1995 Edition · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mesme
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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