People group profile · PG049297
The Zoogocho-Yatzachi Zapotec of the United States
The Zoogocho-Yatzachi Zapotec of the United States, numbering about 1,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of southern Mexico, primarily concentrated in the state of Oaxaca, with a long history of cultural continuity from pre-Columbian times to the present.
They are a diaspora people in the Zapotec people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Zoogocho Zapotec.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 1,300
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Zapotec
- Primary language
- Zoogocho Zapotec (zpq)
- Primary religion
- Roman 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
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Zoogocho-Yatzachi Zapotec 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Zoogocho-Yatzachi Zapotec
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
82% adherents
Primary language
Zoogocho Zapotec · Otomanguean family
94% speak Zoogocho Zapotec
Gospel resources in Zoogocho Zapotec
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 1987 Bible League International · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Zoogocho-Yatzachi Zapotec
- 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.
Zoogocho-Yatzachi Zapotec in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoogocho-Yatzachi Zapotec | Mexico | 4,400 | No Longer Unreached |
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