People group profile · PG015406
The Nsenga of Mozambique
The Nsenga of Mozambique, numbering about 82,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu people who migrated into the Zambia-Mozambique borderlands from the Luba-Lunda kingdom of Congo around the 14th century, long influenced by the neighboring Chewa, observing matrilineal descent and known for beadwork and basketry.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Chewa-Sena people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Nsenga.
Fast facts
- Country
- Mozambique
- Population
- 82,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Chewa-Sena
- Primary language
- Nsenga (nse)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Nsenga 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 Nsenga
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
73% adherents
Primary language
Nsenga · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Nsenga
Gospel resources in Nsenga
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Nsenga)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Nsenga
- 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.
Nsenga in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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