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The Kim of Chad

The Kim of Chad, numbering approximately 39,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mbum-language people of four villages in the Mayo-Kebbi Est region, distinguished by strongly divergent dialects such as Garap, Gerep, Kolop, and Kosop, farming finger millet, taro, and rice alongside fishing and pottery. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Kim is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Chad
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Kim (kia)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 39,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011384
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

62%
%
Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kim
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Kim Speakers

Media Resources in Kim:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Kim:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2017 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc✓✓✓
Alliance Biblique du Tchad, 2013✓✓

2 entries

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kim are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Kim:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Kim of Chad

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 8:1

Pray that God will reassure those who may be struggling with the cost of following Jesus that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.
readMatthew 13:23

Pray that their hearts will have good soil that receives the Word, understands it, and bears fruit for God's kingdom.

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
readGenesis 50:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will forgive those who do them harm and trust God as they walk in His ways.

For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
read2 Corinthians 1:5

When any who might believe suffer for the sake of the gospel, ask God to deepen their understanding of His grace so that they may share it freely with those who have not received it.

Kim Across Countries (ROP3 - 105004) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KimPG011384KimChad39,500Engaged yet UnreachedKimNeo-Pentecostalism

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