The Zuni Pueblo of United States

The Zuni Pueblo of United States, numbering approximately 11,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous people group of the United States, New Mexico, south McKinley County Reservation, south of Gallup. They mostly adhere to Native American religions and Zuni is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: North American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Zuni (zun)
Primary Religion(s): Native American religions
Population: 11,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043703
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Native American religions
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Native American religions Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Zuni
Language Family: Zuni

70%
%
Zuni Speakers

Media Resources in Zuni:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Zuni:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Zuni bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Zuni Pueblo 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 Zuni Pueblo:
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 Zuni Pueblo of United States

Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
readLuke 12:7

Pray that those who don't yet know how to trust in Jesus will not be consumed by worry and anxiety, but will trust in the Father's care and provision for their daily needs and for their eternal salvation

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
read1 Timothy 2:1-2

Pray that leaders and those in authority will not thwart the spread of the gospel but put their faith in Christ, have hearts that are soft toward their people, and be freed from the temptations that power can bring.

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot... indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
readPsalm 16:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face hardship, they will remember that God is their portion and cup and that He has a beautiful inheritance for them.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

Pueblo, Zuni Across Countries (ROP3 - 111195) reported in the following countries:

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