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The Parsi of India

The Parsi of India, numbering approximately 70,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Zoroastrian ethno‑religious community primarily found in India, especially in Mumbai (Bombay) and parts of Gujarat. They are the descendants of Persian (Iranian) Zoroastrians who migrated to the Indian subcontinent over a thousand years ago. They mostly adhere to Zoroastrianism and Gujarati is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Parsee
Primary Language(s): Gujarati (guj)
Primary Religion(s): Zoroastrianism
Population: 70,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041764
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Zoroastrianism
Religious Affiliation: Other

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Zoroastrianism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gujarati
Language Family: Indo-European

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Gujarati Speakers

Media Resources in Gujarati:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
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MagdalenaView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Gujarati:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1997 Bible League International✓
Gujarati New India Bible✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Gujarati bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Parsi 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 Parsi:
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 Parsi of India

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
readRomans 6:4

Pray that those who need to surrender their lives to Christ will confess their sins and trust in Him, being united with Him in His death and resurrection, walking in newness of life.

The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
readActs 17:24-25

Pray that the good news will reach everyone in this people group and that many will come to know and serve the one true God who made the world and everything in it and lives today.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in what God has done for them and will help others know how they can also be reconciled to God.

Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
readPsalm 134:1

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who are in awe of Him and that, in service to Him, they will share the gospel with others so that they too may bless the Lord!

Parsee Across Countries (ROP3 - 107901) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
ParsiPG006438ParsiSri Lanka2,600Unengaged and UnreachedGujaratiZoroastrianism
ParseePG023135ParseeUnited Kingdom4,100Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiZoroastrianism
ParsiPG041764ParsiIndia70,500Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiZoroastrianism

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