People group profile · PG012662
The Laimbue of Cameroon
The Laimbue of Cameroon, numbering about 12,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cameroon.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Laimbue.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 12,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke
- Primary language
- Laimbue (lmx)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- 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 ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Location
- North West region: Boyo division, Fundong subdivision; Menchum division, Wum Central subdivision
Where they live
Gospel status
The Laimbue 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 Laimbue
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Laimbue · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Laimbue
Gospel resources in Laimbue
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings 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 Laimbue
- 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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