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The Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec of Mexico

The Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec of Mexico, numbering approximately 1,600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small Indigenous Zapotec people group in southern Mexico whose identity is tied to the town of Santa Catarina Albarradas in the state of Oaxaca. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Mexico
People Cluster: Zapotec
Primary Language(s): Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec (ztn)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050683
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec
Language Family: Otomanguean

70%
%
Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec Speakers

Media Resources in Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec:

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Bible Resources in Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec 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 Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec:
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 Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec of Mexico

O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
readPsalm 10:17-18

Pray that God, in accordance with His good character, will give justice to those who are oppressed by sin and that they will know that His offer of salvation is for everyone.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins.
readHebrews 10:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live with reverence for God and not deliberately keep sinning after they receive the knowledge of the truth.

He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
readPsalm 23:3

Pray for believers to go and share the gospel with others here. Ask that God will restore their souls and lead them in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

Zapotec, Santa Catarina Albarradas Across Countries (ROP3 - 108665) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Santa Catarina Albarradas ZapotecPG050683Santa Catarina Albarradas ZapotecMexico1,600No Longer UnreachedSanta Catarina Albarradas ZapotecRoman Catholicism

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