People group profile · PG050492
The Sorani Kurds of Canada
The Sorani Kurds of Canada, numbering about 9,400 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Central Asian ethnic group indigenous to the mountainous region of Kurdistan. Sorani Kurds, also known as Central Kurds, are indigenous to Iraqi Kurdistan.
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
- Canada
- Population
- 9,400
- 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 not available
Films
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sorani Kurds
- 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.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
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 | United States | 18,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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