People group profile · PG001230
The Kurtop of Bhutan
The Kurtop of Bhutan, numbering about 19,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Bhutan.
They are an indigenous people in the Bhutanese people cluster of the Tibetan Peoples. Their primary religion is Tibetan Buddhism, and they primarily speak Kurtokha.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bhutan
- Population
- 19,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Bhutanese
- Primary language
- Kurtokha (xkz)
- Primary religion
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Lhuentse district: bounded by Kurichhu river east and north, Tangmachhu village south, and Rudong La pass west
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kurtop are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kurtop
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Tibetan Buddhism · Buddhism
99% adherents
Primary language
Kurtokha · Sino-Tibetan family
75% speak Kurtokha
Gospel resources in Kurtokha
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kurtop
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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