People group profile · PG046703
The South Central Dinka of the United States
The South Central Dinka of the United States, numbering about 9,800 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Nilotic tribal group indigenous to South Sudan with a sizable diaspora population abroad.
They are a diaspora people in the Nilotic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak South Central Dinka.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 9,800
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Nilotic
- Primary language
- South Central Dinka (dib)
- 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
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The South Central Dinka 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the South Central Dinka
- 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
Primary language
South Central Dinka · Nilotic family
100% speak South Central Dinka
Gospel resources in South Central Dinka
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Dinka, Agar-Bor)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the South Central Dinka
- 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.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Dinka, South Central in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102620) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Dinka | South Sudan | 733,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| South Central Dinka | Canada | 2,400 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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