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The Rejang of Indonesia

The Rejang of Indonesia, numbering approximately 394,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a major Indigenous people of Bengkulu who inhabit the Bukit Barisan highlands and trace their origins to Austronesian migrants, maintaining a distinct Rejang language and cultural identity within southwestern Sumatra. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Rejang is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Rejang

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Minangkabau-Rejang of Sumatra
Primary Language(s): Rejang (rej)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 394,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022534
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Rejang
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Rejang Speakers

Media Resources in Rejang:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Rejang:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2011 Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Rejang bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Rejang 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 Rejang:
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 Rejang of Indonesia

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
readPsalm 96:5

Pray that those who are seeking after worthless idols will not be satisfied until they seek the truth and find it in Christ.

You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
readJames 4:4

Pray that the lost will be convicted of their friendship with the world, which is hostility toward God, and that they will turn from their sin and embrace the grace and mercy of God through Christ Jesus.

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.
read2 Corinthians 9:8

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.

Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
readPsalm 105:2

Pray for God to saturate this place with the gospel and raise up believing men and women from among them to share the good news of Christ with those who have yet to encounter it.

Rejang Across Countries (ROP3 - 108346) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
RejangPG022534RejangIndonesia394,000Engaged yet UnreachedRejangSunni Islam

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