The Galumpang of Indonesia

The Galumpang of Indonesia, numbering approximately 23,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous people of the Kalumpang area of Mamuju Regency in West Sulawesi, associated with the Kalumpang language and communities along the Karama River. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Kalumpang is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Galumpang

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Indonesia
People Cluster: Toraja of Sulawesi
Primary Language(s): Kalumpang (kli)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 23,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG022810
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

53%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kalumpang
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Kalumpang Speakers

Media Resources in Kalumpang:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Kalumpang:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Kalumpang bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Galumpang 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 Galumpang:
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 Galumpang of Indonesia

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
readPsalm 62:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of Jesus, remembering that He is their rock, their fortress, and their salvation.

For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
read2 Corinthians 1:5

When any who might believe suffer for the sake of the gospel, ask God to deepen their understanding of His grace so that they may share it freely with those who have not received it.

Galumpang Across Countries (ROP3 - 104491) reported in the following countries:

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