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The Fang of United States

The Fang of United States, numbering approximately 350 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Bantu-speaking people of Equatorial Guinea, northern Gabon, and southern Cameroon. They speak Fang, a Niger-Congo language, and maintain cultural traditions rooted in forest agriculture, kinship networks, and a rich oral heritage. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Fang (Equatorial Guinea) is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Equatorial Guineans

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo
Primary Language(s): Fang (Equatorial Guinea) (fan)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 350
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047259

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Fang (Equatorial Guinea)
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Fang (Equatorial Guinea) Speakers

Media Resources in Fang (Equatorial Guinea):

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Fang (Equatorial Guinea):

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Bible Society of Gabon✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Fang (Equatorial Guinea) bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Fang 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 Fang:
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 Fang of United States

While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
readLuke 9:42

Pray that those who are living outside of the hope of the gospel will know and trust that Jesus offers freedom from the oppression of sin and hope in eternal life.

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
readIsaiah 55:6

Pray that the lost will seek the Lord while He may be found and call upon Him while He is near, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
readJames 4:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will turn from worldly passions and live in unity with one another.

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
readJohn 7:38

Ask God to raise up believers and sustain them as they cross cultures to share hope with those who need it. Pray that many might come to know Christ and that streams of living water will flow from their hearts so they will never thirst again.

Fang Across Countries (ROP3 - 102997) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
FangPG047259FangUnited States350No Longer UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Roman Catholicism
FangPG014212FangSao Tome and Principe3,700Engaged yet UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Protestantism
FangPG013182FangGabon838,000Engaged yet UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Protestantism
FangPG013163FangEquatorial Guinea1,305,000Engaged yet UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Protestantism
FangPG012967FangCongo14,500No Longer UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Protestantism
FangPG012594FangCameroon219,000Engaged yet UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Ethnoreligion

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