MISSIONS IN

Mauritania

God is moving in Mauritania

The State of Missions in Mauritania

Mauritania’s mission field is shaped by an Islamic republic where nearly the entire population is unreached and public non-Muslim religious expression is prohibited. 14 UPGs remain, totaling about 4,945,200 unreached people; Moor is the largest listed group. Its evangelical story has distinctive roots: Modern Christian mission in Mauritania remained extremely limited as the state developed an explicitly Islamic national identity.

  • 5.2M POPULATION
  • 0.2% CHRISTIANS
  • 52.1% LITERACY
  • 14 UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS
  • Moor LARGEST UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUP
  • 4.9M UNREACHED POPULATION
  • Nouakchott CAPITAL CITY
  • Nouakchott Nouadhibou Kiffa LARGEST CITIES
  • Mauritanian Ouguiya CURRENCY
  • Hot arid climate, dominated by Sahara desert, with scarce rainfall, extreme heat, and slightly milder. CLIMATE
  • Arabic PRIMARY LANGUAGES
  • Islam LARGEST UNREACHED RELIGION

Explore Mauritania

By Project
God Is at Work. You’re Invited Into the Story.

God Is at Work. You’re Invited Into the Story.

Around the world, God is moving through ordinary people who pray, give, go, and serve. Hold the Rope helps you discover the stories—and find your place in them. Read More

Explore by Category

Bible Translation Arabic and Hassaniya resources are essential.
Church Planting Church planting in Mauritania should develop mature local leaders and sustainable congregations.
Disaster Relief Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Education Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Gospel Access Mauritania has 14 UPGs and about 4.95 million unreached Moors, leaving almost the entire country without Gospel access.
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 Public non-Islamic expression is banned, citizens cannot attend recognized Christian services.
Poverty & Justice Development work can strengthen livelihoods and dignity while respecting strict boundaries around religious activity.
Unreached People Groups Millions still have little or no access to the gospel in their language and culture.

Active Projects across Mauritania

Resources for Your Journey (Coming Soon)

  • Prayer
    Guides
  • Mission
    Strategies
  • Research &
    Reports
  • Training &
    Equipping
  • Videos &
    Podcasts
  • Missions
    Agencies

A History of God's Faithfulness in Mauritania

The evangelical story in Mauritania developed through several important transitions. modern evangelical witness has remained extremely limited, mostly through expatriate churches, development work, media, and private relationships; local believers cannot organize openly and proselytizing is forbidden. What began through particular mission movements increasingly became the work of national believers who built congregations, trained leaders, and adapted ministry to local realities.

  1. Early Beginnings

    Modern Christian mission in Mauritania remained extremely limited as the state developed an explicitly Islamic national identity.

  2. 1900s

    Expatriate congregations and Christian development organizations provided most visible non-Muslim presence in the country.

  3. Independence Era

    Government practice restricted Christian services largely to foreigners and prohibited public non-Islamic religious expression.

  4. Modern Movement

    Local believers, where present, could not organize normal public congregations and depended on private relationships.

  5. Today

    Mauritania remains one of the world's least-reached nations, with discreet witness constrained by law and strong social pressure.

Hold The Rope app

Be a part of what God is doing in Mauritania

PRAY ENGAGE GIVE GO

Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play

Download the App

Grab your rope

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
I'm not a robot(Required)
Newsletter
Download App