• PEOPLE NAME: EASTERN TEKE OF CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE


PEID: 14542

ROP: 102862

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest

Language: Ibali Teke - (tek)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Also found in: Congo

Population: 326,000

Global Population: 397,500


PEID: 14542

ROP: 102862

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Eastern Teke of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering 326,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Northwest people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 397,500 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Ibali Teke. The primary religion practiced by the Eastern Teke 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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