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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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Pray for the Fang of United States

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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

Only in the LORD, it shall be said of me, are righteousness and strength; to him shall come and be ashamed all who were incensed against him.
readIsaiah 45:24

Pray that those who are weary and burdened by their own righteousness will find rest in the righteousness that comes through faith in Christ alone.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
readMatthew 13: 45-46

Pray that they will recognize the treasure of knowing Christ Jesus and be willing to give up everything else to gain Him.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
read2 Corinthians 5:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will understand and experience the truth that in Christ, they are a new creation, and the old has gone and the new has come.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
read1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Pray that God will raise up believers to go to the lost and faithfully proclaim the good news of Jesus' death and resurrection so that all may have an opportunity to access and believe.

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

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
FangPG047259FangUnited States350No Longer UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Roman Catholicism
FangPG012967FangCongo14,500No Longer UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Protestantism
FangPG013163FangEquatorial Guinea1,305,000Engaged yet UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Protestantism
FangPG013182FangGabon837,000Engaged yet UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Protestantism
FangPG014212FangSao Tome and Principe3,700Engaged yet UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Protestantism
FangPG012594FangCameroon219,000Engaged yet UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Ethnoreligion

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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