Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-South

Language: Pelende - (ppp)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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Population: 16,500

Global Population: 16,500

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources

Overview: The Pelende of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering 16,500, are Unengaged and 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 Pelende. The primary religion practiced by the Pelende 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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