People group profile · PG048450
The Tokpegola of Nepal
The Tokpegola of Nepal, numbering about 3,600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Nepal, Mechi zone: Topke Gola village.
They are an indigenous people in the South Asian Buddhist people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Tibetan Buddhism, and they primarily speak Walungge.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nepal
- Population
- 3,600
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- South Asian Buddhist
- Primary language
- Walungge (ola)
- Primary religion
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Widespread
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tokpegola 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 Tokpegola
- 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
Tibetan Buddhism · Buddhism
98% adherents
Primary language
Walungge · Sino-Tibetan family
71% speak Walungge
Gospel resources in Walungge
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tokpegola
- 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.
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