People group profile · PG015562
The Afrikaners of Zambia
The Afrikaners of Zambia, numbering about 87,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a South African ethnic group primarily of Dutch, German, and French Huguenot descent.
They are a diaspora people in the Germanic people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Neo-Pentecostalism, and they primarily speak Afrikaans.
Fast facts
- Country
- Zambia
- Population
- 87,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Germanic
- Primary language
- Afrikaans (afr)
- Primary religion
- Neo-Pentecostalism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
- Location
- Free State, Gauteng, Northern Cape, and Western Cape states
Where they live
Gospel status
The Afrikaners 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, 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 Afrikaners
- 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
Neo-Pentecostalism · Christianity
Primary language
Afrikaans · Indo-European family
100% speak Afrikaans
Gospel resources in Afrikaans
- 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 Afrikaners
- 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.
Afrikaner in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100093) is reported in 10 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaners | South Africa | 2,710,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Afrikaners | Namibia | 122,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Afrikaners | United Kingdom | 67,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Afrikaners | Zimbabwe | 44,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Afrikaners | Canada | 30,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Afrikaners | Botswana | 27,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Afrikaners | United States | 22,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Afrikaners | Eswatini | 17,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Afrikaners | Angola | 4,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Afrikaners | Lesotho | 2,500 | No Longer Unreached |
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