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:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that those who do know about God's free gift will hear and believe that the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord and that they will joyfully accept this gift.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
readLamentations 3:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the goodness of the Lord as they wait on Him to answer their cries for help.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
readEphesians 6:10

Ask God to strengthen believers with His mighty power so that as they cross cultures to share the gospel, they will stand firm against the schemes of the enemy.

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

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