People group profile · PG022137
The Qiubei Zhuang of China
The Qiubei Zhuang of China, numbering about 215,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are one of several linguistic subgroups of Zhuang, China's largest ethnic minority (Yunnan).
They are an indigenous people in the Zhuang people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Chinese Folk Religion, and they primarily speak Qiubei Zhuang.
Fast facts
- Country
- China
- Population
- 215,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Zhuang
- Primary language
- Qiubei Zhuang (zqe)
- Primary religion
- Chinese Folk Religion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Yunnan province: Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, west edge Guangnan and Qiubei counties; Qujing municipal prefecture, Shizong county, Longqing Yi-Zhuang and Wulong Zhuang autonomous districts
Where they live
Gospel status
The Qiubei Zhuang 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Qiubei Zhuang
- 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
Chinese Folk Religion · Ethnoreligion
87% adherents
Primary language
Qiubei Zhuang · Tai-Kadai family
94% speak Qiubei Zhuang
Gospel resources in Qiubei Zhuang
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Zhuang, Qiubei)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Qiubei Zhuang
- 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.
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