The Georgians of Turkmenistan

The Georgians of Turkmenistan, numbering approximately 1,800 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Kartvelian people indigenous to the South Caucasus, speakers of the isolate Georgian language and script, with a distinct Orthodox Christian tradition dating to the 4th century and a culture marked by hospitality traditions and polyphonic vocal music. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and Georgian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Turkmenistan
People Cluster: Caucasus
Primary Language(s): Georgian (kat)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 1,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024616

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

55%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Georgian
Language Family: Kartvelian

100%
%
Georgian Speakers

Media Resources in Georgian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Georgian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1992 Institute Bible Translation✓
Bibles International✓✓

2 entries

Or check out the Georgian bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), 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

Next steps for the Georgians:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Pray specifically for the Georgians of Turkmenistan

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
readRomans 11:22

Pray that God will transform those who persist in unbelief and, in His everlasting kindness, graft them into His family.

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
readPsalm 119:97

Pray that the lost will have access to God's Word in their language and treasure it deeply, meditating on God's promises and precepts.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
readPsalm 75:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will give thanks to the Lord for His wondrous works and declare His goodness to all people.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
readIsaiah 58:7

As believers cross cultures to share the good news of Christ, pray that God will sustain them and grow their faith as He gives them the compassion necessary to minister well to those in need.

Georgian Across Countries (ROP3 - 103298) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
GeorgiansGeorgiansGeorgia3,215,000Engaged yet UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansGeorgiansAzerbaijan15,500Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansGeorgiansIran64,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianShia Islam
GeorgiansGeorgiansKazakhstan7,200Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansGeorgiansTajikistan2,100Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansGeorgiansTurkiye181,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianSunni Islam
GeorgiansGeorgiansTurkmenistan1,800Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansGeorgiansUzbekistan8,900Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianUnaffiliated
GeorgiansGeorgiansUnited States39,500Engaged yet UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansGeorgiansCanada2,700Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity
GeorgiansGeorgiansRussian Federation113,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgianEastern Orthodox Christianity

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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