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The Quiche of Guatemala

The Quiche of Guatemala, numbering approximately 3,215,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Mesoamerican people associated with the ancient Maya civilization of Guatemala. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and K'iche' is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Quiche

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Guatemala
People Cluster: Maya
Primary Language(s): K'iche' (quc)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 3,215,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG024737
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Pray for the Quiche of Guatemala

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

75%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: K'iche'
Language Family: Mayan

60%
%
K’iche’ Speakers

Media Resources in K'iche':

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in K'iche':

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2012 Larry Edward Marhenke & Sonya Louise Eidsvoog de Marhenke, y sus descendientes (and their descendents)✓✓
1997 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc.✓✓✓
Asociación Educativa y Cultural Maya✓✓
Catholic (Biblia Latinoamericana)✓✓
1999 Primitive Methodist Church✓✓

5 entries

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Or check out the K'iche' bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Quiche are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Quiche:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Quiche of Guatemala

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
readJohn 11:25

Pray for the many who have never heard about or understood the importance of what Jesus did for them, asking God to make a way for them to hear that the perfect Son of Man suffered, died, and rose again so that they might be saved.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
readPsalm 51:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence that God has turned His face from their sins and forgiven their iniquities.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Quiche, Central Across Countries (ROP3 - 101930) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
QuichePG024737QuicheGuatemala3,215,000No Longer UnreachedK'iche'Ethnoreligion
QuichePG049288QuicheUnited States284,000Engaged yet UnreachedK'iche'Ethnoreligion

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