People group profile · PG012567
The Chamba Leko of Cameroon
The Chamba Leko of Cameroon, numbering about 62,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Adamawa State of northeast Nigeria.
They are a diaspora people in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Samba Leko.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 62,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Benue
- Primary language
- Samba Leko (ndi)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Chamba Leko are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Chamba Leko
- 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
41% adherents
Primary language
Samba Leko · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Samba Leko
Gospel resources in Samba Leko
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Sama Mum)
Bibles
- 2007 Bible Society of Cameroon · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Chamba Leko
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- 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.
Chamba Leko in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101994) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamba Leko | Nigeria | 119,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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