People group profile · PG015166
The Kimbundu Mbundu of Angola
The Kimbundu Mbundu of Angola, numbering about 10,020,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a northwest Bantu ethnolinguistic group indigenous to northwestern Angola.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Northwest people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is African Traditional Religion, and they primarily speak Kimbundu.
Fast facts
- Country
- Angola
- Population
- 10,020,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Northwest
- Primary language
- Kimbundu (kmb)
- Primary religion
- African Traditional Religion
- 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
- Also known as
- Ambundu, Mbundu
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Location
- Widespread northwest, mainly Bengo, Kuanza Norte, and Malanje provinces; adjacent areas in Kuanza Sul, Luanda, and Uíge provinces
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kimbundu Mbundu 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kimbundu Mbundu
- 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
African Traditional Religion · Ethnoreligion
50% adherents
Primary language
Kimbundu · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Kimbundu
Gospel resources in Kimbundu
- Bible available, published 1980
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kimbundu)
Bibles
- 1980 Bible Society of Angola · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kimbundu Mbundu
- 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.
- 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.
Kimbundu in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105927) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loanda Mbundu | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 32,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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