People group profile · PG050358
The Yazidi Kurds of the United States
The Yazidi Kurds of the United States, numbering about 1,100 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Kurdish-speaking ethno‑religious minority whose traditional homeland spans northern Iraq, northern Syria, southeastern Turkey, the Caucasus, and parts of Iran.
They are a diaspora people in the Kurd people cluster of the Persian-Median Peoples. Their primary religion is Yazidism, and they primarily speak Northern Kurdish.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 1,100
- Affinity group
- Central Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Kurd
- Primary language
- Northern Kurdish (kmr)
- Primary religion
- Yazidism
- 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
- Also known as
- Êzidî, Êzdî, Yezidi
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Yazidi Kurds 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 Yazidi Kurds
- 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
Yazidism · Ethnoreligion
98% adherents
Primary language
Northern Kurdish · Indo-European family
100% speak Northern Kurdish
Gospel resources in Northern Kurdish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kurmanji Standard)
- JESUS (Kurdish, Afrini)
- JESUS (Kurmanji - Cis)
- JESUS (Kurdi, Behdini)
- Magdalena (Kurdi, Behdini)
- Magdalena (Kurmanji Standard)
Bibles
- 2005 United Bible Society · audio
- 2019 Kurdish Literature Association · video, audio, text
- Transcaucasia · video, audio, text
- Transcaucasia · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Yazidi Kurds
- 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.
- 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.
Yazidi Kurds in other countries
The same people is also reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yazidi Kurds | Iraq | 665,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yazidi Kurds | Germany | 101,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Yazidi Kurds | Armenia | 35,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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