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People group profile · PG014666

The Mundu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Mundu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, numbering about 7,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous community of South Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

They are an indigenous people in the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Mündü.

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Fast facts

Country
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Population
7,700
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary language
Mündü (muh)
Primary religion
Ethnoreligion
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
Location
Haut-Uele province: north and northeast of Faradje

Where they live

Gospel status

The Mundu 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 Mundu

  • 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

Ethnoreligion

30% adherents

Primary language

Mündü · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Mündü

Gospel resources in Mündü

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Mundu

  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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Mundu in other countries

The same people is also reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
MunduSouth Sudan57,000No Longer Unreached

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