People group profile · PG007649
The Capisano of the Philippines
The Capisano of the Philippines, numbering about 1,000,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Visayan people of Capiz province on Panay Island in the Philippines, whose name derives from the kapis shell once used for window panes, tracing origin through the Maragtas epic to Bornean datus who founded the Kedatuan of Madja-as.
They are an indigenous people in the Filipino, Central people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Capiznon.
Fast facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Population
- 1,000,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Filipino, Central
- Primary language
- Capiznon (cps)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Capisano are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Capisano
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
66% adherents
Primary language
Capiznon · Austronesian family
100% speak Capiznon
Gospel resources in Capiznon
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Capisano
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
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