People group profile · PG011488
The Amhara of Egypt
The Amhara of Egypt, numbering about 4,100 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are Amharic immigrants or Egyptians of Amhara ethnic origin, part of the Ethiopian diaspora. Indigenous to Ethiopia’s north‑central highlands, the Amhara speak Amharic and are traditionally associated with the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian faith.
They are a diaspora people in the Ethio-Semitic people cluster of the Horn of Africa Peoples. Their primary religion is Tewahedo Orthodox Christianity, and they primarily speak Amharic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Egypt
- Population
- 4,100
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Ethio-Semitic
- Primary language
- Amharic (amh)
- Primary religion
- Tewahedo Orthodox Christianity
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Amhara 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Amhara
- 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
Tewahedo Orthodox Christianity · Christianity
80% adherents
Primary language
Amharic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Amharic
Gospel resources in Amharic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Amharic)
- JESUS (Amharic)
- Magdalena (Amharic)
- The Savior (Amharic)
Bibles
- 1962 Bible Society of Ethiopia · text
- 1988 Common Version · audio
- New Amharic Standard Version (NASV) · video
- Orthodox-Septuagint Deuterocanonical Version · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Amhara
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Amhara in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100293) is reported in 5 other countries.
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