• PEOPLE NAME: HAVU OF CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Lakes

Language: Havu - (hav)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Neo-Pentecostalism

Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Also found in:

Population: 1,190,000

Global Population: 1,190,000


PEID: 14562

ROP: 103736

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Havu of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering 1,190,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-Lakes people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Congo, Democratic Republic of the. Their primary language is Havu. The primary religion practiced by the Havu is Neo-Pentecostalism, a movement characterized by manifestations in non-Pentecostal churches of what have been traditionally categorized as Pentecostal experiences, frequently combined with prosperity gospel theology.


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