People group profile · PG033502
The Fumbira of Uganda
The Fumbira of Uganda, numbering about 988,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Bantu ethnic group in southwestern Uganda, primarily located in the Kisoro District near the borders of Rwanda and DR Congo.
They are an indigenous people in the Pygmy people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Anglicanism, and they primarily speak Kinyarwanda.
Fast facts
- Country
- Uganda
- Population
- 988,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Pygmy
- Primary language
- Kinyarwanda (kin)
- Primary religion
- Anglicanism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and 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 Fumbira 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 Fumbira
- 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
Anglicanism · Christianity
41% adherents
Primary language
Kinyarwanda · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Kinyarwanda
Gospel resources in Kinyarwanda
- 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 Fumbira
- 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.
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