People group profile · PG007314
The Sichuan Mongols of China
The Sichuan Mongols of China, numbering about 29,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a distinct Mongolic ethnic group living in southwestern China, primarily in Sichuan Province, particularly in the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
They are an indigenous people in the Mongolian people cluster of the East Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Tibetan Buddhism, and they primarily speak Peripheral Mongolian.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 29,500
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Mongolian
- Primary language
- Peripheral Mongolian (mvf)
- Primary religion
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Sichuan Province: Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Where they live
Gospel status
The Sichuan Mongols 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 Sichuan Mongols
- 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
Tibetan Buddhism · Buddhism
80% adherents
Primary language
Peripheral Mongolian · Mongolic-Khitan family
70% speak Peripheral Mongolian
Gospel resources in Peripheral Mongolian
- Bible available, published 2019
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Inner Mongolian)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sichuan Mongols
- 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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