People group profile · PG024434
The Circassians - Adyghe of the Russian Federation
The Circassians - Adyghe of the Russian Federation, numbering about 129,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous Northwest Caucasian ethnic group native to the historical country-region of Circassia.
They are an indigenous people in the Caucasus people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Adyghe.
Fast facts
- Country
- Russian Federation
- Population
- 129,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Caucasus
- Primary language
- Adyghe (ady)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Eastern Europe, Europe
- Location
- Adygea republic; Karachay-Cherkessia republic, Krasnodar krai, and Stavropol krai
Where they live
Gospel status
The Circassians - Adyghe 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Circassians - Adyghe
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Adyghe · Abkhaz-Adyge family
60% speak Adyghe
Gospel resources in Adyghe
- Bible available, published 2019
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 2014 Edition · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Circassians - Adyghe
- 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.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Circassians - Adyghe in other countries
The same people is also reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circassians | Jordan | 194,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Circassians | Iraq | 46,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Circassians | Syria | 30,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Circassians | United States | 6,900 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Circassians | Israel | 3,600 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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