People group profile · PG024732
The Mopan Maya of Guatemala
The Mopan Maya of Guatemala, numbering about 8,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Maya people whose pre-colonial Peten homeland spanned the Belize-Guatemala border, forced by the British into Guatemala in the 1700s-1800s, then driven back into Belize in 1886 to escape taxation and forced labor, founding San Antonio village in 1889.
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 Mopán Maya.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guatemala
- Population
- 8,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Maya
- Primary language
- Mopán Maya (mop)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Central America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mopan Maya 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 Mopan Maya
- 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
Mopán Maya · Mayan family
100% speak Mopán Maya
Gospel resources in Mopán Maya
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2004 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mopan Maya
- 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.
Maya, Mopan in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106783) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mopan Maya | Belize | 16,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mopan Maya | Canada | 3,300 | No Longer Unreached |
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