Kela, Lemba in Congo, Democratic Republic of people group profile

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Population

919,000

Main Language

Kela

Largest Religion

Christianity 95.00%

Christian

95.00%

Evangelical

15.00%

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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General Info

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People Name General	Kela, Lemba
People Name in Country	Kela, Lemba
Alternate Names	Ikela; Kela; Lemba; Okela
Population this Country	919,000
Population all Countries	919,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	5 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	1 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	18803
ROP3 Code	114496

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Sub-Saharan Peoples
People Cluster	Bantu, Central-Congo
People Group	Kela, Lemba

Affinity Bloc	Sub-Saharan Peoples
People Cluster	Bantu, Central-Congo
People Group	Kela, Lemba
Ethnic Code	NAB57h

Geography

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Country	Congo, Democratic Republic of
Region	Africa, West and Central
Continent	Africa
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	41 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Equateur and Orientale provinces; Kasai-Oriental province: Lomela territory. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Congo, Democratic Republic of
Region	Africa, West and Central
Continent	Africa
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	41 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Equateur and Orientale provinces; Kasai-Oriental province: Lomela territory.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 15.00 %)	95.00 %
Ethnic Religions	5.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Languages

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Primary Language	Kela (919,000 speakers)
Language Code	kel Ethnologue Listing
Language Written	Yes ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Kela (919,000 speakers)
Language Code	kel Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	1
People Groups	Speaking Kela

Resources

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Primary Language: Kela

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes (1940)
Bible-New Testament	No
Bible-Complete	No

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Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network

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