People group profile · PG043652
The Western Chams of the United States
The Western Chams of the United States, numbering about 1,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Austronesian ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Kampong Cham province in Cambodia and the An Giang province in southern Vietnam.
They are a diaspora people in the Cham people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Western Cham.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 1,200
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Cham
- Primary language
- Western Cham (cja)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Western Chams are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Western Chams
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Primary language
Western Cham · Austronesian family
100% speak Western Cham
Gospel resources in Western Cham
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Cham, Western)
Bibles
- Cham, Western New Testament · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Western Chams
- 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.
Western Chams in other countries
The same people is also reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Chams | Cambodia | 303,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Western Chams | Vietnam | 150,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Western Chams | Laos | 250 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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