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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

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
readEphesians 2:4-5

Pray that those who have not yet received new life will be made alive together with Christ, saved by grace and raised up with Him to newness of life.

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
readPsalm 34:8

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many will have the opportunity to taste and see the goodness of God and entrust their lives to Him.

I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
readPsalm 3:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience isolation or other persecution, God will sustain them and give them confidence and rest in Him.

He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
readPsalm 23:3

Pray for believers to go and share the gospel with others here. Ask that God will restore their souls and lead them in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

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

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6 people groups

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

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