People group profile · PG014212
The Fang of Sao Tome and Principe
The Fang of Sao Tome and Principe, numbering about 3,700 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu-speaking people of Equatorial Guinea, northern Gabon, and southern Cameroon. They speak Fang, a Niger-Congo language, and maintain cultural traditions rooted in forest agriculture, kinship networks, and a rich oral heritage.
They are a diaspora people in the Bantu, Central-Congo people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Fang (Equatorial Guinea).
Fast facts
- Country
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Population
- 3,700
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Central-Congo
- Primary language
- Fang (Equatorial Guinea) (fan)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- 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
Where they live
Gospel status
The Fang 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 Fang
- 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
Fang (Equatorial Guinea) · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Fang (Equatorial Guinea)
Gospel resources in Fang (Equatorial Guinea)
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Bible Society of Gabon · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Fang
- 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.
Fang in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102997) is reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fang | Equatorial Guinea | 1,300,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fang | Gabon | 836,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fang | Cameroon | 219,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fang | Congo | 14,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Fang | United States | 350 | No Longer Unreached |
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