People group profile · PG012594
The Fang of Cameroon
The Fang of Cameroon, numbering about 219,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu-speaking people of Equatorial Guinea, northern Gabon, and southern Cameroon. They speak Fang, a Niger-Congo language, and maintain cultural traditions rooted in forest agriculture, kinship networks, and a rich oral heritage.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Central-Congo people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Fang (Equatorial Guinea).
Fast facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 219,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Central-Congo
- Primary language
- Fang (Equatorial Guinea) (fan)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Fang 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 Fang
- 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
Primary language
Fang (Equatorial Guinea) · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Fang (Equatorial Guinea)
Gospel resources in Fang (Equatorial Guinea)
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Bible Society of Gabon · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Fang
- 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.
- 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.
Fang in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102997) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fang | Equatorial Guinea | 1,300,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fang | Gabon | 836,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fang | Congo | 14,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Fang | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,700 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fang | United States | 350 | No Longer Unreached |
Know something we don't? Submit updates to IMB Global Research.