The Mongo-Nkundu of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

The Mongo-Nkundu of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering approximately 6,500,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Bantu people of the equatorial forest in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, part of the wider AnaMongo cluster of related peoples that forms the country's largest ethnic grouping. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Mongo is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo
Primary Language(s): Mongo (lol)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 6,500,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG014660
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

47%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mongo
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Mongo-Nkundu Speakers

Media Resources in Mongo:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Mongo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1987 Bible Society✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Mongo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mongo-Nkundu 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.

Next steps for the Mongo-Nkundu:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Mongo-Nkundu of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
readJohn 3:18

Pray for those who are living under the burden of their sin to believe in Jesus, the only Son of God, and receive freedom.

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
readRomans 10:14

Pray that the gospel will advance among those who don’t know the good news of salvation in Jesus so that they might believe and trust in Jesus.

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
readJames 1:12

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged when they persevere under trial, knowing that when they have stood the test, they will receive the crown of life.

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.

Mongo Across Countries (ROP3 - 106756) reported in the following countries:

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