People group profile · PG006746
The Eastern Xiangxi Miao of China
The Eastern Xiangxi Miao of China, numbering about 137,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of China, west Hunan province: Luxi, Guzhang, Jishou and Longshan counties, some in Hubei.
They are an indigenous people in the Miao / Hmong people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion, and they primarily speak Eastern Xiangxi Miao.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 137,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Miao / Hmong
- Primary language
- Eastern Xiangxi Miao (muq)
- Primary religion
- Chinese Folk Religion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Eastern Xiangxi Miao are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Eastern Xiangxi Miao
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Chinese Folk Religion · Ethnoreligion
94% adherents
Primary language
Eastern Xiangxi Miao · Hmong-Mien family
100% speak Eastern Xiangxi Miao
Gospel resources in Eastern Xiangxi Miao
- Bible available, published 2024
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Miao, Eastern Xiangxi)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Eastern Xiangxi Miao
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
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