People group profile · PG024730
The Kekchi of Guatemala
The Kekchi of Guatemala, numbering about 1,495,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Maya ethnic group indigenous to the central Guatemalan departments of Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, and Quiché.
They are an indigenous people in the Maya people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Kekchí.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guatemala
- Population
- 1,495,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Maya
- Primary language
- Kekchí (kek)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Central America, Americas
- Location
- Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, and Quiché departments; Izabal department: north from the lake; Petén department: south of Flores
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kekchi are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kekchi
- 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
Kekchí · Mayan family
82% speak Kekchí
Gospel resources in Kekchí
- Bible available, published 2023
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 2008 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · audio, text
- Catholic · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kekchi
- 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.
Kekchi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104806) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kekchi | Belize | 22,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Kekchi | United States | 100 | No Longer Unreached |
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