People group profile · PG012962
The Gbanziri of the Republic of the Congo
The Gbanziri of the Republic of the Congo, numbering about 8,200 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a riverine Ubangi people known as skilled canoemen and fishermen who signed an 1890 treaty of protection with France, with communities spanning Central African Republic and Congo and strong representation in the Central African civil service and police.
They are an indigenous people in the Pygmy people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Gbanziri.
Fast facts
- Country
- Congo
- Population
- 8,200
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Pygmy
- Primary language
- Gbanziri (gbg)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Location
- Ouaka prefecture: Kouango subprefecture, along Ubangi river
Where they live
Gospel status
The Gbanziri 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Gbanziri
- 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
80% adherents
Primary language
Gbanziri · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Gbanziri
Gospel resources in Gbanziri
- 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 Gbanziri
- 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.
Gbanziri in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gbanziri | Central African Republic | 28,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Gbanziri | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10,500 | No Longer Unreached |
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