People group profile · PG016209
The Yucatec of Belize
The Yucatec of Belize, numbering about 5,700 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
They are a diaspora people in the Maya people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Yucateco.
Fast facts
- Country
- Belize
- Population
- 5,700
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Maya
- Primary language
- Yucateco (yua)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Central America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Yucatec are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Yucatec
- 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
Folk Catholicism · Christianity
81% adherents
Primary language
Yucateco · Mayan family
100% speak Yucateco
Gospel resources in Yucateco
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1992 Bible Society of Mexico · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Yucatec
- 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.
Yucatec in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yucatec | Mexico | 1,145,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Yucatec | United States | 202,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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