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People group profile · PG024252

The Armenians of Kazakhstan

The Armenians of Kazakhstan, numbering about 19,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic people indigenous to the Armenian Highlands whose identity is rooted in the Armenian language, a rich literary and cultural heritage, and the historic traditions of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

They are a diaspora people in the Armenian people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Armenian Apostolic Church, and they primarily speak Armenian.

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Fast facts

Country
Kazakhstan
Population
19,500
Affinity group
European Peoples
People cluster
Armenian
Primary language
Armenian (hye)
Primary religion
Armenian Apostolic Church
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
Central Asia, Asia

Where they live

Gospel status

The Armenians 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 Armenians

  • 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

Armenian Apostolic Church · Christianity

81% adherents

Primary language

Armenian · Indo-European family

100% speak Armenian

Gospel resources in Armenian

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Armenians

  1. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  2. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  3. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  4. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.

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Armenian in other countries

The same people (ROP3 100516) is reported in 22 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
ArmeniansArmenia3,170,000Engaged yet Unreached
ArmeniansRussian Federation2,125,000Engaged yet Unreached
ArmeniansUnited States1,180,000Engaged yet Unreached
ArmeniansFrance492,000Engaged yet Unreached
ArmeniansLebanon217,000No Longer Unreached
ArmeniansGeorgia177,000Engaged yet Unreached
ArmeniansArgentina163,000Engaged yet Unreached
ArmeniansSyria141,000Engaged yet Unreached
ArmeniansAzerbaijan124,000Engaged yet Unreached
ArmeniansIran114,000No Longer Unreached
ArmeniansCanada71,000No Longer Unreached
ArmeniansTurkiye45,500No Longer Unreached
ArmeniansGermany42,000Unengaged and Unreached
ArmeniansBulgaria41,500Engaged yet Unreached
ArmeniansUzbekistan36,500Unengaged and Unreached
ArmeniansGreece30,000Engaged yet Unreached
ArmeniansBelgium26,000Engaged yet Unreached
ArmeniansTurkmenistan19,500Unengaged and Unreached
ArmeniansIraq17,000Engaged yet Unreached
ArmeniansTajikistan4,800Unengaged and Unreached
ArmeniansUnited Kingdom1,700No Longer Unreached
ArmeniansItaly1,100Unengaged and Unreached

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