The Bamileke-Bandjoun of Cameroon

The Bamileke-Bandjoun of Cameroon, numbering approximately 861,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Cameroon. They are an Indigenous people, in the Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Christianity - Protestantism. They primarily speak Ghomálá’.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cameroon
People Cluster: Bantu, Cameroon-Bamileke
Primary Language(s): Ghomálá’ (bbj)
Primary Religion(s): Christianity - Protestantism
Population: 861,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012510
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Christianity - Protestant… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ghomálá’
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Ghomálá’ Speakers

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Next steps for the Bamileke-Bandjoun

The Bamileke-Bandjoun are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Bamileke-Bandjoun

The Bamileke-Bandjoun 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.

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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

Next steps for the Bamileke-Bandjoun

The Bamileke-Bandjoun are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Bamileke-Bandjoun of Cameroon

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
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And God is able to make all grace about to you, so that having sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
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Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see that God provides for their needs and be content in His provision so that they may excel in every good work.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
readPsalm 139:14

Praise God for His creativity and power, and pray that He will raise up men and women from among them who are in awe of all He has done and want to go share the hope of Christ with others.

Bamileke-Bandjoun (ROP3 - 100933) reported in the following countries:

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