The Armenians of Bulgaria

The Armenians of Bulgaria, numbering approximately 41,500 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: Bulgaria
People Cluster: Armenian
Primary Language(s): Armenian (hye)
Primary Religion(s): Armenian Apostolic Church
Population: 41,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000727
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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

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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 Bulgaria

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
readLuke 15:7

Pray that God will convict the lost of their sin, give them an urgency to run to Him for forgiveness, and feel His welcoming arms around them when they turn to Him.

Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!
readPsalm 96:7

Pray that entire households will come to faith in Jesus and that God will bless their families with faith in Him for generations to come.

And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
readLuke 9:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate on the stories of Jesus' miracles, be in awe of Him, and trust Him for everything they need.

There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.
readMark 7:15

Pray for Christians to take any opportunity to share the hope of Jesus with lost people here, praying they will be wise like Jesus as they share the truth about what can defile people and what can make them clean.

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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