Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo

Language: Lingala - (lin)

Alternate Name(s): Lingala

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Belgium

Also found in: Angola; Canada; Central African Republic; Congo; Congo, Democratic Republic of the; South Sudan; Uganda; United States

Population: 15,500

Global Population: 4,478,400

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Congolese of Belgium, numbering 15,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Central-Congo people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 4,478,400 in 9 countries. Their primary language is Lingala. The primary religion practiced by the Congolese 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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Jesus Film: Available

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