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People group profile · PG014594

The Kpagua of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Kpagua of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, numbering about 11,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Central African Republic.

They are a diaspora people in the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Kpagua.

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Fast facts

Country
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Population
11,000
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary language
Kpagua (kuw)
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 ?
Expanding Unreached People Group
Region
Middle Africa, Africa
Location
Équateur province: Ubangi district

Where they live

Gospel status

The Kpagua 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 Kpagua

  • 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

Primary language

Kpagua · Atlantic-Congo family

53% speak Kpagua

Gospel resources in Kpagua

  • Bible not available
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings not 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 Kpagua

  1. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  2. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  3. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  4. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.

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Kpagua in other countries

The same people is also reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
KpaguaCentral African Republic6,100Engaged yet Unreached

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