The Persians of Armenia

The Persians of Armenia, numbering approximately 7,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a complex Iranian community shaped by a rich history, multifaceted blend of ancient traditions, cultural heritage, modern influences, Islamic values, and a strong sense of national pride and resilience. They mostly adhere to Shia Islam and Iranian Persian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: Armenia
People Cluster: Persian
Primary Language(s): Iranian Persian (pes)
Primary Religion(s): Shia Islam
Population: 7,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050098
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Shia Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

80%
%
Shia Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Iranian Persian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Persian, Iranian Speakers

Media Resources in Iranian Persian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

Bible Resources in Iranian Persian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
New Millenium Version 2009✓
New Millenium Version 2014✓✓
Today's Persian Version✓✓

3 entries

Or check out the Iranian Persian bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

SPI: No longer Unreached

The Persians 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 Persians:
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 Persians of Armenia

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
readGenesis 3:15

Pray that those without Christ will hear the words of Genesis 1-3 in their own language, and desire to know their Creator and His provision of salvation.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
readHebrews 10:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not neglect meeting together but encourage one another as they see the Day approaching.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
read1 Corinthians 15:10–11

Pray that God's people will preach the message of Jesus' death and resurrection and that it will spread among the lost through the selfless witness of believers.

Persian Across Countries (ROP3 - 107987) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

30 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PersiansPersiansAfghanistan117,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansArmenia7,800No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansAustralia84,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansAustria15,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansAzerbaijan1,400Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansBahrain225,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansBelgium12,500Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansCanada202,000No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansDenmark15,500Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansFrance65,500Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansGermany175,000No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansGreece2,400No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansIndonesia8,000No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansIran29,520,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansIraq511,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansItaly11,500Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansKuwait50,000Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansMalaysia21,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansNetherlands36,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansNew Zealand7,500Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansOman16,000Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansPakistan13,000Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansQatar276,000Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansSouth Korea3,500No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansSyria10,000Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansTurkiye130,000No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansUnited Arab Emirates558,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansUnited Kingdom86,000No Longer UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansUnited States467,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
PersiansPersiansUzbekistan34,500Unengaged and UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam

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