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In 2020, IMB missionaries in Sub-Saharan Africa set a goal to engage 55 unengaged, unreached people groups with the gospel by the year 2025. Thanks to your support, we have deepened our understanding of these people groups.

Among these groups, some of the largest unengaged and unreached in Sub-Saharan Africa, there are few or no Christians or churches.

Yet, alongside African believers, IMB missionaries, and US churches, we’ve seen God at work. We’ve encountered new believers and churches in places we never expected. We’ve shared the gospel, made disciples, and planted churches among many people groups. In other areas, we’ve equipped and encouraged African leaders to reach their neighbors in near-culture communities.

People Group Resources

The resources on this page will provide updates about these people groups, and they are free to share.

Each month in 2025, we will add additional resources. As you view the updates, join us in celebrating what God has accomplished, and continue to pray with us for further progress. Most of these people groups need further ministry, and there are still more than 440 smaller groups in Sub-Saharan Africa that have little to no access to the gospel, believers, or churches.

To learn how you can help take the gospel to all people groups in Sub-Saharan Africa, contact Pray4Africa@imb.org.

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