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The Mescalero Apache of United States

The Mescalero Apache of United States, numbering approximately 3,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Native American tribe belonging to the Eastern division of the Apache peoples, part of the larger Athabaskan language family. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Mescalero Apache

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: North American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache (apm)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 3,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043542
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache
Language Family: Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit

50%
%
Apache, Mescalero-Chiricahua Speakers

Media Resources in Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache:

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Bible Resources in Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Mescalero Apache 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 Mescalero Apache:
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 Mescalero Apache of United States

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
readJames 2:5

Pray for those living in despair to experience the riches of God's love and the hope of eternal life through faith in Christ.

“I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."
readIsaiah 65:1

Pray that the lost will be found by God, even when they are not seeking Him. Pray that He will reveal Himself to them in a way they cannot ignore and that they will respond in faith.

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
readColossians 3:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will set their minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, as they look to Christ for guidance and strength.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns”
readIsaiah 52:7

Pray that God will provide open doors for believers who cross cultures to share the good news of salvation with those who need it. Pray that He will give them joy as they see Him move.

Apache, Mescalero Across Countries (ROP3 - 106563) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Mescalero ApachePG043542Mescalero ApacheUnited States3,800No Longer UnreachedMescalero-Chiricahua ApacheProtestantism

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