The Armenians of Uzbekistan

The Armenians of Uzbekistan, numbering approximately 36,500 people, are Unengaged and 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: Uzbekistan
People Cluster: Armenian
Primary Language(s): Armenian (hye)
Primary Religion(s): Armenian Apostolic Church
Population: 36,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024655
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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:
TitleLink
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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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 Armenians:
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Pray specifically for the Armenians of Uzbekistan

For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.
readLuke 19:10

Pray that those who are lost will respond to the One who came to seek and save the lost, and experience the joy of being found.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Pray that the merciful God who is at work in people's hearts will advance His gospel among them.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow strong in His power, putting on the full armor of God, which will enable them to stand against the devil’s lies.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

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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