People group profile · PG017580
The Sihuas Ancash Quechua of Peru
The Sihuas Ancash Quechua of Peru, numbering about 6,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a linguistic subgroup of the Quechua people indigenous to the Andean highlands of Peru's Ancash department.
They are an indigenous people in the Quechua people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Sihuas Ancash Quechua.
Fast facts
- Country
- Peru
- Population
- 6,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Quechua
- Primary language
- Sihuas Ancash Quechua (qws)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- 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
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Ancash region: Sihuas province, districts west of Sihuas river; Alfonso Huayllabamba, Sihuas, and west Ragash north of Rupac river, south Quiches, and Ugarte
Where they live
Gospel status
The Sihuas Ancash Quechua 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 Sihuas Ancash Quechua
- 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
Primary language
Sihuas Ancash Quechua · Quechuan family
100% speak Sihuas Ancash Quechua
Gospel resources in Sihuas Ancash Quechua
- Bible available, published 2023
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sihuas Ancash Quechua
- 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.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
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