The Nachering of Nepal

The Nachering of Nepal, numbering approximately 4,600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Nepal They are an Indigenous people, with Nachering as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Tibetan people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism. They primarily speak Nachering.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Nachering

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: Nepal
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Nachering (ncd)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 4,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG006263
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

99%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nachering
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

71%
%
Nachiring Speakers

Media Resources in Nachering:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Nachering:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Nachering are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Nachering:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Nachering of Nepal

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
read1 John 1:9

Pray that God, who is faithful and just, will open the eyes of those who are lost and draw them to confess their sins and trust in Him to grant forgiveness.

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
readIsaiah 55:6

Pray that the lost will seek the Lord while He may be found and call upon Him while He is near, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
read2 Corinthians 6:14

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and want to marry, they will be led to other believers and enter into godly marriages.

The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way.
readPsalm 37:23

Pray that believers from near and far will serve here and trust in the Lord's timing as He establishes their steps.

Nachering Across Countries (ROP3 - 106997) reported in the following countries:

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