People group profile · PG012181
The Assyrians of Syria
The Assyrians of Syria, numbering about 50,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Syria.
They are an indigenous people in the Assyrian people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Syria
- Population
- 50,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Assyrian
- Primary language
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (aii)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Assyrians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. 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 Assyrians
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Primary language
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · Afro-Asiatic family
80% speak Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Gospel resources in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Assyrians
- 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.
- 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.
Assyrian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100574) is reported in 13 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assyrians | Iraq | 207,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Assyrians | Sweden | 145,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Assyrians | United States | 70,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Assyrians | Germany | 70,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Assyrians | Australia | 40,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Assyrians | Lebanon | 31,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Assyrians | Turkiye | 29,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Assyrians | Iran | 22,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Assyrians | Canada | 11,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Assyrians | Kuwait | 8,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Assyrians | United Kingdom | 7,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Assyrians | France | 4,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Assyrians | Israel | 850 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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