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The Chiricahua Apache of United States

The Chiricahua Apache of United States, numbering approximately 5,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a band of Apache Native Americans with a distinct ethnocultural identity rooted in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. They mostly adhere to Native American religions and English is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Chiricahua Apache

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: North American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Native American religions
Population: 5,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050641

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Native American religions
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

50%
%
Native American religions Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

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Bible Resources in English:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
American Standard Bible ✓
English Standard Version® - Hear the Word Audio Bible ✓ ✓
English Version for the Deaf ✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ® ✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ® - LUMO Christmas Film ✓
Holy Bible, New International Version ® - LUMO Easter Film ✓
King James Version ✓ ✓ ✓
New American Standard Bible (NASB) ✓
New Life Version (Easy to Read) ✓
New Living Translation®, Holy Sanctuary version ✓
Revised Version 1885 ✓
World English Bible - Winfred Henson ✓ ✓
World Messianic Version ✓
Wycliffe Modern ✓

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Chiricahua 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 Chiricahua 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 Chiricahua Apache of United States

The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD accepts my prayer.
readPsalm 6:9

Pray that lost people will hear the gospel and place their faith in Christ, knowing that He hears their plea and accepts their prayer.

For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples.
readLuke 2:30

Pray that the lost will see the salvation of God, and that they will trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in what God has done for them and will help others know how they can also be reconciled to God.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:11

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will put on the full armor of God so that they will be able to stand against the schemes of the enemy.

Apache, Chiricahua Across Countries (ROP3 - 119620) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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1 people group

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Chiricahua Apache PG050641 Chiricahua Apache United States 5,200 No Longer Unreached English Native American religions

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