People group profile · PG017588
The Secoya of Peru
The Secoya of Peru, numbering about 900 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Amazonian people who call themselves Siekopa'ai and once held vast territory between the Putumayo and Napo rivers before rubber extraction, oil drilling, and Ecuador-Peru border conflict fragmented their land and communities across both countries.
They are an indigenous people in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Secoya.
Fast facts
- Country
- Peru
- Population
- 900
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Secoya (sey)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Secoya 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 Secoya
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
70% adherents
Primary language
Secoya · Tucanoan family
100% speak Secoya
Gospel resources in Secoya
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Maija'quë Huajë Ca Nëose'e · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Secoya
- 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.
Secoya in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108784) is reported in 1 other country.
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