People group profile · PG039053
The Zenzontepec Chatino of Mexico
The Zenzontepec Chatino of Mexico, numbering about 22,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mesoamerican ethnic group indigenous to the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
They are an indigenous people in the Zapotec people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Zenzontepec Chatino.
Fast facts
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 22,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Zapotec
- Primary language
- Zenzontepec Chatino (czn)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Central America, Americas
- Location
- Oaxaca: Juquila district, Santa Cruz Zenzontepec and San Jacinto Tlacotepec municipalities, former Santa María Tlapanalquiahuitl municipality
Where they live
Gospel status
The Zenzontepec Chatino are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. 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 Zenzontepec Chatino
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Folk Catholicism · Christianity
97% adherents
Primary language
Zenzontepec Chatino · Otomanguean family
89% speak Zenzontepec Chatino
Gospel resources in Zenzontepec Chatino
- Bible available, published 2006
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Chatino, Zenzontepec)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Zenzontepec Chatino
- 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.
- 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.
Chatino, Zenzontepec in other countries
The same people (ROP3 111169) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zenzontepec Chatino | United States | 2,200 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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