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


PEID: 14708

ROP: 108090

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo

Language: Poke - (pof)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Neo-Pentecostalism

Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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Population: 227,000

Global Population: 227,000


PEID: 14708

ROP: 108090

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Poke of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering 227,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-Congo people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Congo, Democratic Republic of the. Their primary language is Poke. The primary religion practiced by the Poke 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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