People group profile · PG013004
The Ngwili of the Republic of the Congo
The Ngwili of the Republic of the Congo, numbering about 3,100 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Sudanic origins that is indigenous to the Republic of the Congo.
They are an indigenous people in the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Southern Ngbandi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Congo
- Population
- 3,100
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Adamawa-Ubangi
- Primary language
- Southern Ngbandi (nbw)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Ngbandi-Ngiri, Southern Ngbandi
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Location
- Likouala department: Bétou district, along the Ubangi (Oubangui) river
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ngwili are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Ngwili
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
60% adherents
Primary language
Southern Ngbandi · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Southern Ngbandi
Gospel resources in Southern Ngbandi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Ngbandi-Ngiri)
Bibles
- ACTOBA-SUBO · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ngwili
- 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.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
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