People group profile · PG012937
The Togbo-Vara Banda of Central African Republic
The Togbo-Vara Banda of Central African Republic, numbering about 23,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Adamawa-Ubangi ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Nord-Ubangi province of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
They are a diaspora people in the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Togbo-Vara Banda.
Fast facts
- Country
- Central African Republic
- Population
- 23,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Adamawa-Ubangi
- Primary language
- Togbo-Vara Banda (tor)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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
- Location
- Haute-Kotto prefecture: Bria subprefecture; Ouaka prefecture: Bambari subprefecture
Where they live
Gospel status
The Togbo-Vara Banda 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 Togbo-Vara Banda
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
70% adherents
Primary language
Togbo-Vara Banda · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Togbo-Vara Banda
Gospel resources in Togbo-Vara Banda
- 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 Togbo-Vara Banda
- 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.
Togbo-Vara Banda in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togbo-Vara Banda | South Sudan | 2,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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