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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Koorete of Ethiopia

The Koorete of Ethiopia, numbering approximately 254,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Ethiopia. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Koorete is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Horn of Africa Peoples
Country: Ethiopia
People Cluster: Omotic
Primary Language(s): Koorete (kqy)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 254,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG011608
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

86%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Koorete
Language Family: Ta-Ne-Omotic

100%
%
Koorete Speakers

Media Resources in Koorete:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Koorete:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Bible Society of Ethiopia✓✓✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Koorete bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Koorete are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Koorete:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Koorete of Ethiopia

While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
readLuke 9:42

Pray that those who are living outside of the hope of the gospel will know and trust that Jesus offers freedom from the oppression of sin and hope in eternal life.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that the lost will seek God and learn that they have a heavenly Father who loves them and wants them to live eternally with Him.

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
readPsalm 149:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged and feel immeasurably loved as they meditate on the fact that God takes pleasure in them.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Koorete Across Countries (ROP3 - 105208) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KooretePG011608KooreteEthiopia254,000No Longer UnreachedKooreteProtestantism

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