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The Atchin of Vanuatu

The Atchin of Vanuatu, numbering approximately 3,600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of Vanuatu. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Atchin

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: Vanuatu
People Cluster: Vanuatu
Primary Language(s): Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin (upv)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 3,600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG010965

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin
Language Family: Austronesian

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Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin Speakers

Media Resources in Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin:

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1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Atchin 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 Atchin:
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 Atchin of Vanuatu

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
readRomans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.
readMatthew 13:8-9

Pray that they will have open hearts and minds to the Word of God, and that it will take root in their lives and bear fruit for His glory.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
readPsalm 37:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will delight themselves in the Lord, trusting Him to give them the desires of their hearts.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Atchin Across Countries (ROP3 - 116508) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
AtchinPG010965AtchinVanuatu3,600No Longer UnreachedUripiv-Wala-Rano-AtchinProtestantism

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