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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Northern Teke of Congo

The Northern Teke of Congo, numbering approximately 103,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Congo, Cuvette region, Ewo and Okoyo districts; Plateaux region, Abala District, west of Mpama River. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Teke-Tege is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Northern Teke

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Teke-Tege (teg)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 103,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013009
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Pray for the Northern Teke of Congo

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Teke-Tege
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Teke-Tege Speakers

Media Resources in Teke-Tege:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Teke-Tege:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Northern Teke 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 Northern Teke:
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 Northern Teke of Congo

For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
readPsalm 18:31

As people look to their own efforts for hope, pray they will have the opportunity to learn and believe in the Lord, who is the only Rock worthy of their faith.

For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
readMalachi 1:11

Pray that they will worship God in spirit and truth, offering Him the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving that He desires.

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
readIsaiah 26:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, the Lord will keep them in perfect peace as they trust in Him.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
read1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

Teke, Northern Across Countries (ROP3 - 107463) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Northern TekePG013205Northern TekeGabon141,000Unengaged and UnreachedTeke-TegeProtestantism
Northern TekePG013009Northern TekeCongo103,000Engaged yet UnreachedTeke-TegeProtestantism

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