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The Chuj of Guatemala

The Chuj of Guatemala, numbering approximately 102,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous Maya people of northwestern Guatemala, speakers of the Chuj language, whose identity is rooted in the highlands of Huehuetenango and long-standing cultural traditions linked to the Maya civilization. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Chuj is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Guatemala
People Cluster: Maya
Primary Language(s): Chuj (cac)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 102,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024708
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

88%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chuj
Language Family: Mayan

64%
%
Chuj Speakers

Media Resources in Chuj:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Chuj:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
1993 Sociedad Bíblica de Guatemala ✓ ✓
1999 Bible Society of Guatemala ✓

2 entries

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Chuj 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 Chuj:
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 Chuj of Guatemala

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
readJohn 10:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have assurance of eternal life, knowing that no one can snatch them out of the loving hand of Jesus.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
readActs 1:8

Pray that God will raise up believers who are willing to cross cultures and boldly share the good news of Jesus with the lost in this people group and from every nation.

Chuj, San Mateo Ixtatan Across Countries (ROP3 - 108618) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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3 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Chuj PG024708 Chuj Guatemala 102,000 Engaged yet Unreached Chuj Folk Catholicism
Chuj PG039062 Chuj Mexico 3,900 No Longer Unreached Spanish Folk Catholicism
Chuj PG049269 Chuj United States 450 No Longer Unreached Chuj Ethnoreligion

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