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The Zoogocho-Yatzachi Zapotec of United States

The Zoogocho-Yatzachi Zapotec of United States, numbering approximately 1,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of southern Mexico, primarily concentrated in the state of Oaxaca, with a long history of cultural continuity from pre-Columbian times to the present. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Zoogocho Zapotec is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Zapotec
Primary Language(s): Zoogocho Zapotec (zpq)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG049297
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

82%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Zoogocho Zapotec
Language Family: Otomanguean

94%
%
Zapotec, Zoogocho Speakers

Media Resources in Zoogocho Zapotec:

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Bible Resources in Zoogocho Zapotec:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1987 Bible League International✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Zoogocho-Yatzachi 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 Zoogocho-Yatzachi 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 Zoogocho-Yatzachi Zapotec of United States

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.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray for God's Word to be accessible to everyone in this people group in a way they will resonate with so that many will engage with it, receive it, and share it with others.

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
readPsalm 62:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of Jesus, remembering that He is their rock, their fortress, and their salvation.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Zapotec, Zoogocho Across Countries (ROP3 - 108598) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Zoogocho-Yatzachi ZapotecPG039200Zoogocho-Yatzachi ZapotecMexico4,400No Longer UnreachedZoogocho ZapotecFolk Catholicism
Zoogocho-Yatzachi ZapotecPG049297Zoogocho-Yatzachi ZapotecUnited States1,300No Longer UnreachedZoogocho ZapotecRoman Catholicism

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