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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Mennonites of Mexico

The Mennonites of Mexico, numbering approximately 125,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnoreligious community that originated in the German and Dutch-speaking regions of Central Europe in the early years of the Protestant Reformation. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Plautdietsch is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Mennonite

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Mexico
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): Plautdietsch (pdt)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 125,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024874
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

45%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Plautdietsch
Language Family: Indo-European

80%
%
Plautdietsch Speakers

Media Resources in Plautdietsch:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Plautdietsch:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1987 Kindred Press✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Plautdietsch bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Mennonites are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Mennonites:
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

Pray specifically for the Mennonites of Mexico

The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD accepts my prayer.
readPsalm 6:9

Pray that lost people will hear the gospel and place their faith in Christ, knowing that He hears their plea and accepts their prayer.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
readPsalm 111:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will praise the Lord with their whole heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
read2 Corinthians 1:11

Pray that many people will join in praying for the spread of the gospel here, and that God will answer these prayers by drawing more people to Himself.

Mennonites Across Countries (ROP3 - 106548) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MennonitesPG016204MennonitesBelize14,500No Longer UnreachedPlautdietschProtestantism
MennonitesPG017249MennonitesParaguay50,000No Longer UnreachedPlautdietschProtestantism
MennonitesPG017412MennonitesBolivia77,500Engaged yet UnreachedPlautdietschUnaffiliated
MennonitesPG024874MennonitesMexico125,000Engaged yet UnreachedPlautdietschRoman Catholicism
MennonitesPG043327MennonitesUnited States16,000No Longer UnreachedPlautdietschProtestantism
MennonitesPG043438MennonitesCanada164,000No Longer UnreachedPlautdietschProtestantism

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