People group profile · PG017437
The Basque of Chile
The Basque of Chile, numbering about 8,100 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are citizens and permanent residents of Chile who trace their ethnic identity to the Basque region in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain.
They are a diaspora people in the Basque people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Basque.
Fast facts
- Country
- Chile
- Population
- 8,100
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Basque
- Primary language
- Basque (eus)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Basque 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 Basque
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
93% adherents
Primary language
100% speak Basque
Gospel resources in Basque
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Euskera)
Bibles
- 1571 Navarro-Labourdin · text
- Elizen Arteko Biblia (EAB) Biblia en Euskara, Traducción Interconfesional · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Basque
- 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.
- 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.
Basque in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101106) is reported in 5 other countries.
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