People group profile · PG050487
The Mopan Maya of Canada
The Mopan Maya of Canada, numbering about 3,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous, sub-ethnic group of the Maya people, native to Balize and Guatemala.
They are a diaspora people in the Maya people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Mopán Maya.
Fast facts
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 3,300
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Maya
- Primary language
- Mopán Maya (mop)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
- Location
- small communities reported in the Montreal and Toronto areas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mopan Maya 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Mopan Maya
- 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
74% adherents
Primary language
Mopán Maya · Mayan family
100% speak Mopán Maya
Gospel resources in Mopán Maya
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2004 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mopan Maya
- 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.
Mopan Maya in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mopan Maya | Belize | 16,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mopan Maya | Guatemala | 8,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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