People group profile · PG043313
The Sorani Kurds of the United States
The Sorani Kurds of the United States, numbering about 18,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Kurdish diaspora community in the United States, originating primarily from Iraq and Iran, who speak Sorani (Central Kurdish), maintain a distinct Kurdish cultural identity, and are predominantly Sunni Muslim.
They are a diaspora people in the Kurd people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Central Kurdish.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 18,000
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kurd
- Primary language
- Central Kurdish (ckb)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- 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
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Sorani Kurds 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 Sorani Kurds
- 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
Central Kurdish · Indo-European family
100% speak Central Kurdish
Gospel resources in Central Kurdish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sorani Kurds
- 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.
- 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.
Kurd, Central (Sorani) in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101922) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorani Kurds | Iraq | 5,515,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sorani Kurds | Iran | 3,625,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sorani Kurds | Jordan | 40,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sorani Kurds | Canada | 9,400 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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