The Kimre of Chad

The Kimre of Chad, numbering approximately 37,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an East Chadic people of seventeen villages east of Lai in Chad's Tandjile Est department, closely related in language to the neighboring Lele and Gabri peoples. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Kimré is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Kimre

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Chad
People Cluster: Chadic
Primary Language(s): Kimré (kqp)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 37,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011385
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

59%
%
Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kimré
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Kimré Speakers

Media Resources in Kimré:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Kimré:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Kimre are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Kimre:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Kimre of Chad

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
readPsalm 96:7

Pray that entire households will come to faith in Jesus and that God will bless their families with faith in Him for generations to come.

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!
readPsalm 133:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be unified and love one another as God loves them.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Kimre Across Countries (ROP3 - 105011) reported in the following countries:

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