In 2008, the Church had approximately 300 members.[2] The Church of the Guanche People is included in the studies of minority religions in the Canary Islands.[3]
It was founded by a group of Canarian devotees of the goddess Chaxiraxi.[4] The Church of the Guanche People performed baptisms and weddings according to what they know of Guanche custom. On 2002, a wedding held in accordance with purported Guanche rites took place on the island of Tenerife—a practice not observed for several centuries since the Spanish domination of the archipelago.[5] The Church of the Guanche People has its own calendar, which officially begins with the first celebration of Achu n Magek in 2001. According to his system this is the year I Guanche New Age, so 2016 would be the year 16 on your calendar.[6]