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Sudan
God is moving in Sudan
The State of Missions in Sudan
For the church in Sudan, the defining missions context is a vast Muslim-majority nation devastated by war, mass displacement, severe pressure on churches, and one of Africa’s largest unreached populations. 169 unreached people groups remain, representing about 46,792,800 people; Arab, Sudanese is the largest listed community. Practical service often intersects with families uprooted by war and economic collapse.
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51M
POPULATION
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4.6%
CHRISTIANS
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75.9%
LITERACY
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169
UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS
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Arab
Sudanese
LARGEST UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUP
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47M
UNREACHED POPULATION
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Khartoum
CAPITAL CITY
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Khartoum
Omdurman
Nyala
LARGEST CITIES
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Sudanese
Pound
CURRENCY
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Hot arid to semiarid climate, with desert north, Sahelian center, seasonal southern rain, and drought.
CLIMATE
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Arabic
PRIMARY LANGUAGES
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Islam
LARGEST UNREACHED RELIGION
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Bible Translation
Regular Arabic Bible teaching can anchor witness to Sudanese Arabs and minority peoples across Sudan.
Church Planting
Khartoum should not be the endpoint; Sudan needs locally led churches closer to Sudanese Arabs and minority peoples.
Disaster Relief
Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Education
Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Gospel Access
About 46,792,800 unreached people span Sudan's 169 UPGs, led by Arab, Sudanese.
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
Sudanese believers need prayer as war and Islamist pressure damage churches and displace families.
Poverty & Justice
Sudanese churches can serve families uprooted by war through food, livelihoods, and dignifying practical help.
Unreached People Groups
Millions still have little or no access to the gospel in their language and culture.
Active Projects across Sudan
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A History of God's Faithfulness in Sudan
Nineteenth- and 20th-century mission work concentrated more heavily in southern regions and among minorities; after South Sudan’s separation, Sudan’s remaining churches faced intensified pressure and repeated conflict. Today’s strongest path is deeper indigenous leadership rather than permanent dependence on outside workers. That history matters because today’s churches must serve Sudanese Arabs and minority peoples scattered by conflict with greater local ownership.
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Early Beginnings
Nineteenth- and 20th-century mission work concentrated more heavily in southern regions and among minorities.
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1900s
after South Sudan's separation, Sudan's remaining churches faced intensified pressure and repeated conflict.
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Independence Era
In Sudan, leadership now has to emerge from a church shaped by a vast Muslim-majority nation devastated by war, mass displacement, severe pressure on churches, and one of Africa's largest unreached populations; national pastors and lay believers are best positioned to disciple Sudanese Arabs and minority peoples scattered by conflict.
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Modern Movement
Contemporary ministry in Sudan now intersects with families uprooted by war and economic collapse and refugee and internally displaced communities. Churches also need practical readiness for war, famine, flooding, and mass displacement.
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Today
About 46,792,800 people remain unreached in Sudan; ministry among Arab, Sudanese now unfolds alongside war, famine, flooding, and mass displacement and war and Islamist pressure have damaged churches and displaced Christian communities.
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