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The Banda-Mbres of South Sudan

The Banda-Mbres of South Sudan, numbering approximately 9,900 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Banda subgroup of Ubangian farmers and hunters near the Central African Republic border, organized in patrilineal hamlets under local headmen and traditionally reliant on maize, cassava, and groundnut cultivation. They mostly adhere to Animism and Banda-Mbrès is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Banda-Mbres

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: South Sudan
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Banda-Mbrès (bqk)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 9,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG011976
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

50%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Banda-Mbrès
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

50%
%
Banda-Mbrès Speakers

Media Resources in Banda-Mbrès:

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Bible Resources in Banda-Mbrès:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources (GSEC: 0), there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources

Next steps for the Banda-Mbres:
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Pray specifically for the Banda-Mbres of South Sudan

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that those who are lost in darkness and confusion will come to understand God's ways, submit to His righteous rule, and experience the joy of His salvation.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who are searching for a way to God and desiring truth will encounter the good news of eternal life and accept it.

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
readActs 4:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be filled with the Holy Spirit and speak God's Word with boldness, sharing the love of Jesus with those around them.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

Banda-Mbres Across Countries (ROP3 - 100956) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Banda MbrePG012898Banda MbreCentral African Republic72,500Engaged yet UnreachedBanda-MbrèsNeo-Pentecostalism
Banda-MbresPG011976Banda-MbresSouth Sudan9,900Unengaged and UnreachedBanda-MbrèsAnimism

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