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

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PEID: 14721

ROP: 108941

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

People Cluster: Khoisan

Language: Shi - (shr)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Neo-Pentecostalism

Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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Population: 2,095,000

Global Population: 2,095,000


PEID: 14721

ROP: 108941

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Shi of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering 2,095,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Khoisan 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 Shi. The primary religion practiced by the Shi 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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