The Armenians of Greece

The Armenians of Greece, numbering approximately 30,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic people indigenous to the Armenian Highlands whose identity is rooted in the Armenian language, a rich literary and cultural heritage, and the historic traditions of the Armenian Apostolic Church. They mostly adhere to Armenian Apostolic Church and Armenian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Greece
People Cluster: Armenian
Primary Language(s): Armenian (hye)
Primary Religion(s): Armenian Apostolic Church
Population: 30,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000806
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Armenian Apostolic Church
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

81%
%
Armenian Apostolic Church Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Armenian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Armenian Speakers

Media Resources in Armenian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Armenian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
New Etchmiadzin Bible✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Armenian bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Armenians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Armenians:
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

Pray specifically for the Armenians of Greece

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

Moses said, "Please show me your glory." And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name 'The LORD.' And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy."
readExodus 33:18-19

Pray that many will come to know the glory of God, which is revealed in Jesus Christ, and that they will rejoice in the mercy He offers them.

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
readPhilippians 1:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be assured that God will complete the good work He has begun in them until the day of Christ's return.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
read2 Corinthians 5:21

Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

Armenian Across Countries (ROP3 - 100516) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

23 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ArmeniansArmeniansArmenia3,175,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansRussian Federation2,125,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansUnited States1,180,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansFrance492,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansLebanon217,000No Longer UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansGeorgia177,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansArgentina163,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansSyria141,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansAzerbaijan124,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianUnaffiliated
ArmeniansArmeniansIran114,000No Longer UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansCanada71,000No Longer UnreachedWestern ArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansTurkiye45,500No Longer UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansGermany42,000Unengaged and UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansBulgaria41,500Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansUzbekistan36,500Unengaged and UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansGreece30,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansBelgium26,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansTurkmenistan19,500Unengaged and UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansKazakhstan19,500Unengaged and UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansIraq17,000Engaged yet UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansTajikistan4,800Unengaged and UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansUnited Kingdom1,700No Longer UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church
ArmeniansArmeniansItaly1,100Unengaged and UnreachedArmenianArmenian Apostolic Church

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