People group profile · PG039169
The Tzotzils of Mexico
The Tzotzils of Mexico, numbering about 776,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mayan ethnolinguistic community indigenous to the central highlands of Chiapas, Mexico.
They are an indigenous people in the Maya people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Tzotzil.
Fast facts
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 776,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Maya
- Primary language
- Tzotzil (tzo)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- 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
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Central America, Americas
- Location
- Central Chiapas, Venustiano Carranza municipality, Venustiano Carranza, El Puerto, and El Paraiso de Grijalva towns; West central Chiapas, San Juan Chamula, Huitiupan, Simojovel, San Juan del Bosque, San Cristóbal Las Casas, Bochil, Pueblo Nuevo Solistah
Where they live
Gospel status
The Tzotzils 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 Tzotzils
- 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
Folk Catholicism · Christianity
63% adherents
Primary language
Tzotzil · Mayan family
88% speak Tzotzil
Gospel resources in Tzotzil
- Bible available, published 2001
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Tzotzil, Chamula)
Bibles
- 1997 Bible Society of Mexico · audio
- 2000 Bible Society of Mexico · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Tzotzils
- 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.
Tzotzil in other countries
The same people (ROP3 117158) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tzotzils | United States | 77,500 | No Longer Unreached |
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