People group profile · PG014721
The Shi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Shi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, numbering about 2,150,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
They are an indigenous people in the Khoisan people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Neo-Pentecostalism, and they primarily speak Shi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Population
- 2,150,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Khoisan
- Primary language
- Shi (shr)
- Primary religion
- Neo-Pentecostalism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Shi are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Shi
- 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
Neo-Pentecostalism · Christianity
25% adherents
Primary language
Shi · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Shi
Gospel resources in Shi
- Bible available, published 2024
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Shi
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
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