People group profile · PG049288
The Quiche of the United States
The Quiche of the United States, numbering about 284,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous Mesoamerican people associated with the ancient Maya civilization of Guatemala.
They are a diaspora people in the Maya people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak K'iche'.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 284,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Maya
- Primary language
- K'iche' (quc)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- 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
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Quiche 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Quiche
- 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
75% adherents
Primary language
K'iche' · Mayan family
60% speak K'iche'
Gospel resources in K'iche'
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Quiche, Joyabaj)
- JESUS (Kiche, Cunen)
- JESUS (Quiche, West Central)
- JESUS (Quiche, Central)
- Magdalena (Quiche, Joyabaj)
Bibles
- 1997 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
- 1999 Primitive Methodist Church · audio, text
- 2012 Larry Edward Marhenke & Sonya Louise Eidsvoog de Marhenke, y sus descendientes (and their descendents) · audio, text
- Asociación Educativa y Cultural Maya · audio, text
- Catholic (Biblia Latinoamericana) · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Quiche
- 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.
Quiche in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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