People group profile · PG047264
The Kachin of the United States
The Kachin of the United States, numbering about 175 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a community formed through migration from Myanmar's Kachin region to the United States, particularly through refugee resettlement since the 2000s, that maintains a distinct Kachin identity.
They are a diaspora people in the Miri-Kachin people cluster of the Himalayan Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Kachin.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 175
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Miri-Kachin
- Primary language
- Kachin (kac)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kachin 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 Kachin
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Kachin · Sino-Tibetan family
100% speak Kachin
Gospel resources in Kachin
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Jingpho)
Bibles
- 1993 United Bible Societies (Hanson) · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kachin
- 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.
- 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.
Kachin in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
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