People group profile · PG007889
The Western Arrernta of Australia
The Western Arrernta of Australia, numbering about 2,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Aboriginal Australian people of the West MacDonnell Ranges west of Alice Springs who are a distinct cultural group within the broader Arrernte peoples and are closely associated with Ntaria (Hermannsburg).
They are an indigenous people in the Aboriginal Australians people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Western Arrarnta.
Fast facts
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 2,800
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Aboriginal Australians
- Primary language
- Western Arrarnta (are)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand, Oceania
- Location
- Northern Territory: Alice Springs area, Hermannsburg
Where they live
Gospel status
The Western Arrernta are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Western Arrernta
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Primary language
Western Arrarnta · Pama-Nyungan family
100% speak Western Arrarnta
Gospel resources in Western Arrarnta
- Bible available, published 1997
- 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 Western Arrernta
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
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