People group profile · PG024705
The Cakchiquel of Guatemala
The Cakchiquel of Guatemala, numbering about 1,170,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Maya people of the central highlands of Guatemala. They speak Kaqchikel, a Mayan language, and maintain cultural traditions that blend Maya heritage with Spanish colonial influences and contemporary Guatemalan life.
They are an indigenous people in the Central American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Kaqchikel.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guatemala
- Population
- 1,170,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Central American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Kaqchikel (cak)
- 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
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Central America, Americas
- Location
- Baja Verapaz department: Granados municipality; Chimaltenango department: all municipalities; Escuintla department: Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa municipality; Guatemala department: Amatitlán, Chuarrancho, San Juan Sacatepéquez, San Pedro Ayampu, San Pedro S
Where they live
Gospel status
The Cakchiquel 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 Cakchiquel
- 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
55% adherents
Primary language
Kaqchikel · Mayan family
38% speak Kaqchikel
Gospel resources in Kaqchikel
- Bible available, published 2003
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Cakchiquel, Eastern)
- JESUS (Cakchiquel, Central)
- JESUS (Cakchiquel, Western)
- JESUS (Cakchiquel, South Central)
- Magdalena (Cakchiquel, Western)
Bibles
- Cakchiquel Central - 2003 BSG · audio
- Cakchiquel Occidental - 1996 WBT · video, audio, text
- Cakchiquel Santa Maria de Jesus - 2006 WBT · video, audio, text
- Cakchiquel South Central - 2007 WBT · video, audio, text
- Cakchiquel Yepocapa - 1990 WBT · audio, text
- Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Cakchiquel
- 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.
Cakchiquel in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101915) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cakchiquel | United States | 175,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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