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


PEID: 14559

ROP: 103401

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi

Language: Gobu - (gox)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Also found in: Central African Republic

Population: 41,000

Global Population: 43,600


PEID: 14559

ROP: 103401

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Gobu of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering 41,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 43,600 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Gobu. The primary religion practiced by the Gobu 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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