People group profile · PG039296
The Greek Cypriots of Cyprus
The Greek Cypriots of Cyprus, numbering about 861,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group of Greek heritage inhabiting southern Cyprus. Greek Cypriots are the island's largest ethnolinguistic community.
They are an indigenous people in the Greek people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and they primarily speak Modern Greek (1453-).
Fast facts
- Country
- Cyprus
- Population
- 861,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Greek
- Primary language
- Modern Greek (1453-) (ell)
- Primary religion
- Eastern Orthodox Christianity
- 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
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Greek Cypriots 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 Greek Cypriots
- 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
Eastern Orthodox Christianity · Christianity
90% adherents
Primary language
Modern Greek (1453-) · Indo-European family
100% speak Modern Greek (1453-)
Gospel resources in Modern Greek (1453-)
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Spyros Filos Translation · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Greek Cypriots
- 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.
Greek Cypriots in other countries
The same people is also reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Cypriots | United States | 9,600 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Greek Cypriots | Canada | 1,300 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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