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

Or check out the Kim bible at Bible.com

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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

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
readJames 2:5

Pray for those living in despair to experience the riches of God's love and the hope of eternal life through faith in Christ.

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
readPsalm 96:7

Pray that entire households will come to faith in Jesus and that God will bless their families with faith in Him for generations to come.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
readPsalm 23:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the Lord's presence, even in the darkest valleys.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

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

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