People group profile · PG013216
The Tsogo of Gabon
The Tsogo of Gabon, numbering about 66,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu-speaking ethnocultural group of central-southern Gabon, known for their deep forest-based traditions, matrilineal initiation societies, and a long history of resistance to French colonial rule.
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 Tsogo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Gabon
- Population
- 66,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Northwest
- Primary language
- Tsogo (tsv)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Tsogo
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tsogo 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 Tsogo
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Tsogo · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Tsogo
Gospel resources in Tsogo
- Bible available, published 1983
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Tsogo)
Bibles
- 1983 Bible Society of Gabon · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tsogo
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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