People group profile · PG013010
The Nzebi of the Republic of the Congo
The Nzebi of the Republic of the Congo, numbering about 31,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Bantu people organized into seven clans descended from seven founding patriarchs, who entered Gabon from the east in the mid-1700s and spent a century in Moanda before dispersing, becoming premier 19th-century rubber producers and ironworkers.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Northwest people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Njebi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Congo
- Population
- 31,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Northwest
- Primary language
- Njebi (nzb)
- 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 ?
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Nzebi 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 Nzebi
- 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
Njebi · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Njebi
Gospel resources in Njebi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1978 Bible Society of Gabon · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Nzebi
- 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.
Nzebi in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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