People group profile · PG014584
The Kete of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Kete of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, numbering about 18,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Luba-Kasai people who migrated to their present Congo homeland from the east during the sixteenth century, absorbing cultural influence from their southern Lunda neighbors and narrowly escaping conquest by the Chokwe in the late nineteenth century.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Central-Luba people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Kete.
Fast facts
- Country
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Population
- 18,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Central-Luba
- Primary language
- Kete (kcv)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kete 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 Kete
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
94% adherents
Primary language
Kete · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Kete
Gospel resources in Kete
- 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 Kete
- 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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