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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Northern Conchucos Ancash Quechua of Peru

The Northern Conchucos Ancash Quechua of Peru, numbering approximately 330,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Quechua I-speaking people of the Conchucos valley in Peru's Ancash region, descended from pre-Inca Andean populations whose older, more diversified branch of Quechua predates the Inca-era Cuzco variety. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Northern Conchucos Ancash Quechua is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Peru
People Cluster: Quechua
Primary Language(s): Northern Conchucos Ancash Quechua (qxn)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 330,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017526
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Northern Conchucos Ancash Quechua
Language Family: Quechuan

100%
%
Quechua, Northern Conchucos Speakers

Media Resources in Northern Conchucos Ancash Quechua:

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Bible Resources in Northern Conchucos Ancash Quechua:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Northern Conchucos Ancash Quechua:
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Pray specifically for the Northern Conchucos Ancash Quechua of Peru

For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or?rulers?or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
readColossians 1:16

Pray for those who are lost among them, that they will come to know the One who created all things and holds all things together.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
readRevelation 4:11

Pray that the good news will advance and people will recognize and worship the One who created all things by His will, giving glory and honor to Him alone.

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness.
readActs 4:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face rejection by unbelievers in their communities, God will give them discernment, boldness, and encouragement to speak His Word.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Quechua, Northern Conchucos Ancash Across Countries (ROP3 - 102279) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Northern Conchucos Ancash QuechuaPG017526Northern Conchucos Ancash QuechuaPeru330,000Unengaged and UnreachedNorthern Conchucos Ancash QuechuaEthnoreligion

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