People group profile · PG015685
The Xhosa of Zimbabwe
The Xhosa of Zimbabwe, numbering about 33,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Xhosa-speaking Bangu ethnic group indigenous to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
They are a diaspora people in the Bantu, Nguni people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Xhosa.
Fast facts
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Population
- 33,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Nguni
- Primary language
- Xhosa (xho)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
- Location
- Matabeleland North: Bubi district, Kenilworth and Motapa areas; Matabeleland South: Insiza and Umzingwane districts, Bembesi, Filabusi, and Fort Rixon areas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Xhosa are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Xhosa
- 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
Primary language
Xhosa · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Xhosa
Gospel resources in Xhosa
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Xhosa
- 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.
- 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.
Xhosa in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110893) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xhosa | South Africa | 9,970,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Xhosa | Lesotho | 26,500 | No Longer Unreached |
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