People group profile · PG050318
The Vunjo of Tanzania
The Vunjo of Tanzania, numbering about 710,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Tanzania.
They are an indigenous people in the Bantu, Central-East people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Vunjo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Tanzania
- Population
- 710,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Central-East
- Primary language
- Vunjo (vun)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Africa, Africa
- Location
- Kilimanjaro region: Chaga area
Where they live
Gospel status
The Vunjo are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Vunjo
- 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
27% adherents
Primary language
Vunjo · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Vunjo
Gospel resources in Vunjo
- Bible available, published 2019
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Vunjo-Chagga)
Bibles
- 1999 Bible Society of Tanzania · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Vunjo
- 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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