• PEOPLE NAME: FANG OF CONGO

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo

Language: Fang (Equatorial Guinea) - (fan)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Congo

Also found in: Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Sao Tome and Principe; United States

Population: 14,000

Global Population: 2,285,850


PEID: 12967

ROP: 102997

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Fang of Congo, numbering 14,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-Congo people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 2,285,850 in 6 countries. Their primary language is Fang (Equatorial Guinea). The primary religion practiced by the Fang is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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