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People group profile · PG014675

The Ndogo of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Ndogo of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, numbering about 10,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Congo (Kinshasa).

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 Ndogo.

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Fast facts

Country
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Population
10,500
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary language
Ndogo (ndz)
Primary religion
Ethnoreligion
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
Region
Middle Africa, Africa

Where they live

Gospel status

The Ndogo 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 Ndogo

  • 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

Ethnoreligion

25% adherents

Primary language

Ndogo · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Ndogo

Gospel resources in Ndogo

  • 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 Ndogo

  1. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  2. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  3. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  4. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.

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Ndogo in other countries

The same people is also reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
NdogoSouth Sudan23,500Engaged yet Unreached

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