People group profile · PG014690
The Ngundu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Ngundu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, numbering about 10,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ethnologue 16).
They are an indigenous people in the Sudanic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Ngundu.
Fast facts
- Country
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Population
- 10,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Sudanic
- Primary language
- Ngundu (nue)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ngundu are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Ngundu
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
53% adherents
Primary language
Ngundu · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Ngundu
Gospel resources in Ngundu
- 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 Ngundu
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
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