Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-South

Language: Bemba - (bem)

Alternate Name(s): Wemba, Ichibemba

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Also found in: Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Population: 658,000

Global Population: 5,126,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Bemba of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering 658,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-South people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 5,126,500 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Bemba. The primary religion practiced by the Bemba is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.

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