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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Egyptian Copts of Egypt

The Egyptian Copts of Egypt, numbering approximately 6,115,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnoreligious Christian community indigenous to Egypt. Most Copts belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, which is part of the Oriental Orthodox communion. They are an Indigenous people, in the Arab, Egyptian people cluster of the Arab Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Christianity - Orthodox. They primarily speak Arabic, Egyptian.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
Country: Egypt
People Cluster: Arab, Egyptian
Primary Language(s): Arabic, Egyptian (arz)
Primary Religion(s): Christianity - Orthodox
Population: 6,115,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity
People Group ID: PG033537
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Orthodox
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Arabic, Egyptian
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

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Next steps for the Egyptian Copts

The Egyptian Copts are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

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

Next steps for the Egyptian Copts

The Egyptian Copts 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.

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

Next steps for the Egyptian Copts

The Egyptian Copts 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.

Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Egyptian Copts of Egypt

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
readPsalm 1:6

As many look for hope in worldly pleasures, pray they will hear and accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

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.

Egyptian Copt (ROP3 - 102880) reported in the following countries:

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