People group profile · PG050311
The Jews of Mexico
The Jews of Mexico, numbering about 41,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Jewish diaspora community of Mexico, concentrated in major urban centers and primarily Spanish-speaking. They maintain a distinct identity through communal institutions, family networks, and Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Middle Eastern cultural traditions.
They are a diaspora people in the Jews people cluster of the Jewish Peoples. Their primary religion is Judaism, and they primarily speak Spanish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 41,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Jews
- Primary language
- Spanish (spa)
- Primary religion
- Judaism
- 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
- Central America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Jews 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 Jews
- 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
Gospel resources in Spanish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Spanish, Castilian)
- Magdalena (Spanish, Latin American)
- The Savior (Spanish, Latin American)
Bibles
- 1569 Sagradas Escrituras · text
- 1602 Reina-Valera Antigua · text
- Biblia de América · video, audio, text
- Dios Habla Hoy · audio
- La Biblia · text
- La Palabra de Dios para Todos · audio
- La Santa Biblia, Nueva Versión Internacional® · video
- Lenguaje Actual · audio
- Reina Valera 1995 · audio
- Reina Valera Contemporánea · video
- Reina Valera, Revisada y Corregida (1865) · text
- The Word of God for All - 2000 World Bible Translation Center · audio, text
- The Word of God for All 2014 · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Jews
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- 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.
Jew, Latin American in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109538) is reported in 7 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jews | Argentina | 188,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Jews | Uruguay | 17,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Spanish Jews | Spain | 17,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Jews | Panama | 11,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Jews | Venezuela | 7,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Jews | Colombia | 2,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Cuban Jews | Cuba | 500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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