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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Sanga of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

The Sanga of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering approximately 1,285,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Katanga province: north of Likasi, widely dispersed in Lubudi, Mitwaba, and Pweto territories. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Sanga (Democratic Republic of Congo) 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-Luba
Primary Language(s): Sanga (Democratic Republic of Congo) (sng)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,285,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014716
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

73%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sanga (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Sanga (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Speakers

Media Resources in Sanga (Democratic Republic of Congo):

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Bible Resources in Sanga (Democratic Republic of Congo):

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sanga 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 Sanga:
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 Sanga of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
read1 Chronicles 16:26

Pray that those among them who are lost and seeking after worthless idols will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news, seeing that Jesus is better than any idol.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb’
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that many people will receive the gospel and will be part of the great multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, clothed in white robes and palm branches, proclaiming salvation belongs to our God.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
readGalatians 3:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be united in Christ across all differences of ethnicity, social status, and gender.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.
readLuke 10:1

Ask God to raise up, send out, and sustain Christians who can go together to share the good news of Jesus with those who need it.

Sanga, Luba Garenganze Across Countries (ROP3 - 115384) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
SangaPG014716SangaCongo, Democratic Republic of the1,285,000Engaged yet UnreachedSanga (Democratic Republic of Congo)Roman Catholicism

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