People group profile · PG047445
The Lingala of Canada
The Lingala of Canada, numbering about 3,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Lingala-speaking community in Canada, largely drawn from the Congolese diaspora, that preserves the language and cultural traditions of the Congo River region.
They are a diaspora people in the Bantu, Central-Congo people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Lingala.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 3,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Central-Congo
- Primary language
- Lingala (lin)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Lingala are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Lingala
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Lingala · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Lingala
Gospel resources in Lingala
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1982 Boyokant Ya Sika · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Lingala
- 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.
Lingala in other countries
The same people (ROP3 105785) is reported in 8 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lingala | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4,300,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Lingala | Angola | 200,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Lingala | Congo | 189,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Lingala | South Sudan | 49,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Congolese | United States | 38,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Congolese | Uganda | 27,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Lingala | Central African Republic | 19,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Congolese | Belgium | 15,500 | No Longer Unreached |
Know something we don't? Submit updates to IMB Global Research.