Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-South

Language: Lele (Democratic Republic of the Congo) - (lel)

Alternate Name(s): Bashilele, Usilele

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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Population: 136,000

Global Population: 136,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Bashilele of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering 136,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-South people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Congo, Democratic Republic of the. Their primary language is Lele (Democratic Republic of the Congo). The primary religion practiced by the Bashilele is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.

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