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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

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

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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

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
readPsalm 73:26

Pray that those who are lost and struggling to find hope will find their strength and hope in God, recognizing Him as their portion and deliverer forever.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
readPsalm 19:1-2

Pray that the lost will see the glory of God revealed in the heavens, that they will hear the good news, and that their hearts will be softened to respond to God’s call, turning to Him in repentance and faith in Jesus Christ for salvation.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
read2 Corinthians 5:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will understand and experience the truth that in Christ, they are a new creation, and the old has gone and the new has come.

But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
read2 Corinthians 3:16

Give thanks to God for believers around the world who are willing to cross cultures to share the gospel with those who are perishing. Pray that He will work through their witness to draw many to turn to Him.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
KimPG011384KimChad39,500Engaged yet UnreachedKimNeo-Pentecostalism

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