People group profile · PG017450
The Mapuche of Chile
The Mapuche of Chile, numbering about 1,390,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous group native to central and southern Chile and the adjacent parts of southwestern Argentina.
They are an indigenous people in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Mapudungun.
Fast facts
- Country
- Chile
- Population
- 1,390,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Mapudungun (arn)
- Primary religion
- Folk 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 America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mapuche 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 Mapuche
- 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
65% adherents
Primary language
Mapudungun · Araucanian family
52% speak Mapudungun
Gospel resources in Mapudungun
- Bible available, published 2011
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Chilean Bible Society · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mapuche
- 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.
Mapuche in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106296) is reported in 1 other country.
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