Sere in Congo, Democratic Republic of people group profile

Sere in Congo, Democratic Republic of

The Sere have only been reported in Congo, Democratic Republic of

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Population

13,000

Main Language

Sere

Largest Religion

Ethnic Religions

Christian

18.35%

Evangelical

18.35%

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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City Symbol	City Population ▲	City Type
	1 Less than 10,000
	1 Less than 10,000	Province capital
	2 10,000 to 75,000
	2 10,000 to 75,000	Province capital
	3 75,000 to 200,000
	3 75,000 to 200,000	Province capital
	4 200,000 to 750,000
	4 200,000 to 750,000	Province capital
	5 750,000 to 2 million
	5 750,000 to 2 million	Province capital
	6 Greater than 2 million
	6 Greater than 2 million	Province capital
	7 Less than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)
	8 Greater than 200,000	National capital (3 sizes)

Cities are selected for reference. Many populated places do not appear for the sake of clarity. Maps feature larger, potential "gateway" cities related to each people group.

Lines	Description
Blue	Rivers
Gray solid	Country borders
White solid	State / Province borders
Gray dashed	District borders

Sources: People Group location: IMB. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.

Introduction / History

The Sere are a small people group with their own language. They live in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Both nations are noted for violence and turmoil.

What Are Their Lives Like?

There is little information about the Sere people, but they are probably farmers.

The Sere are a small people group with their own language. They live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a nation noted for violence and turmoil.

What Are Their Beliefs?

The Sere people practice their own ethnic religion. Their practices force them to serve spirits that can harm them. For this reason, they bargain with the spirits for favors and blessings. This situation does not allow for full adherence to the God who gave them life and promises life to the full.

What Are Their Needs?

The Sere people need bold hearts, ready to seek and find a relationship with Jesus Christ, King of kings.

Prayer Points

Pray that the Sere people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for the Lord to thrust out workers to the Sere people. Pray for workers who are driven by the love and boldness of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for a movement to Christ among them to begin this decade.

Scripture Prayers for the Sere in Congo, Democratic Republic of.

Profile Source: Joshua Project

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 18.35 %)	18.35 %
Ethnic Religions	81.65 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Major Religion ▲

Percent

Buddhism

0.00 %

Christianity (Evangelical 18.35 %)

18.35 %

81.65 %

0.00 %

0.00 %

0.00 %

0.00 %

0.00 %

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
None reported

Resource Type ▲

Resource Name

Source

None reported

People Name General	Sere
People Name in Country	Sere
Pronunciation	sare
Alternate Names	Basiri; Chere; Sheri
Population this Country	13,000
Population all Countries	13,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	5 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	1 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	14865
ROP3 Code	108860

Affinity Bloc	Sub-Saharan Peoples
People Cluster	Adamawa-Ubangi
People Group	Sere

Affinity Bloc	Sub-Saharan Peoples
People Cluster	Adamawa-Ubangi
People Group	Sere
Ethnic Code	NAB66c

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	Orientale province: northeast of Ango, among the Zande [zne]. 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	Orientale province: northeast of Ango, among the Zande [zne].. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Primary Language	Sere
Language Code	swf Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	2
Secondary Languages
	Zande
People Groups	Speaking Sere

Photo Source	(Representative photo) Julien Harneis - Flickr Creative Commons
Map Source	People Group location: IMB. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.
Profile Source	Joshua Project
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.