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South Sudan

God is moving in South Sudan

The State of Missions in South Sudan

The Gospel opportunity in South Sudan is inseparable from the world’s youngest nation, where a large Christian population lives amid civil conflict, displacement, hunger, and weak infrastructure. 5 unreached people groups remain, representing about 579,700 people; Arab, Sudanese is the largest listed community. Believers also need wisdom as they navigate churches face war, displacement, and local violence more than formal legal persecution.

  • 12M POPULATION
  • 59.1% CHRISTIANS
  • 27% LITERACY
  • 5 UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS
  • Arab Sudanese LARGEST UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUP
  • 580K UNREACHED POPULATION
  • Juba CAPITAL CITY
  • Juba Wau Malakal LARGEST CITIES
  • South Sudanese Pound CURRENCY
  • Tropical climate, with hot temperatures, a pronounced rainy season, seasonal flooding, and a drier north. CLIMATE
  • English Juba Arabic PRIMARY LANGUAGES
  • Islam LARGEST UNREACHED RELIGION

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Bible Translation Discipleship through English Scripture can prepare believers in South Sudan to serve tribal communities, Muslims.
Church Planting South Sudan's next congregations should emerge through discipleship among tribal communities, Muslims.
Disaster Relief Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Education Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Gospel Access South Sudan still has 5 UPGs. Roughly 579,700 people remain unreached, with Arab, Sudanese largest.
Human Trafficking Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Medical Missions Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Orphans & Vulnerable Children Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Persecuted Church The church in South Sudan needs prayer as churches face war, displacement.
Poverty & Justice South Sudan's compassion ministries can protect dignity while serving refugees, returnees.
Unreached People Groups Millions still have little or no access to the gospel in their language and culture.

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A History of God's Faithfulness in South Sudan

Anglican, Presbyterian, Catholic, and evangelical missions developed among southern Sudanese peoples under colonial and Sudanese rule; churches became important to education, identity, relief, and the independence era. Today’s strongest path is deeper indigenous leadership rather than permanent dependence on outside workers. That history matters because today’s churches must serve tribal communities, Muslims, and nominal Christians needing reconciliation with greater local ownership.

  1. Early Beginnings

    Anglican, Presbyterian, Catholic, and evangelical missions developed among southern Sudanese peoples under colonial and Sudanese rule.

  2. 1900s

    churches became important to education, identity, relief, and the independence era.

  3. Independence Era

    In South Sudan, leadership now has to emerge from a church shaped by the world's youngest nation, where a large Christian population lives amid civil conflict, displacement, hunger, and weak infrastructure; national pastors and lay believers are best positioned to disciple tribal communities, Muslims, and nominal Christians needing reconciliation.

  4. Modern Movement

    Contemporary ministry in South Sudan now intersects with refugees, returnees, and households facing severe food insecurity and remote and displaced communities with almost no medical access. Churches also need practical readiness for civil conflict, flooding, hunger, and displacement.

  5. Today

    Reaching Arab, Sudanese remains part of South Sudan's mission challenge, but churches also face civil conflict, flooding, hunger, and displacement and must serve refugees, returnees, and households facing severe food insecurity faithfully.

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