The mountain population of 600,000 are among the poorest and most vulnerable. Nominally Christian, they have little contact with the life-giving gospel. Lesotho’s churches are beginning to wake up to this challenge. Operation UP, an indigenous agency, is committed to reaching every family in the mountains and planting 50 evangelical churches in the next five years.
RELIGIONS | POPULATION % | ADHERENTS | ANNUAL GROWTH |
---|---|---|---|
Christian | 89.3% | 1,928,047 | 0.9 |
Evangelical | 12.1% | 261,247 | 2.7 |