Points of Prayer

Pray for those who have been persecuted for their unwavering faith while being surrounded by unreached peoples and nations.
Although Armenia is a historically Christian nation, let us continue to pray for the remaining 3 unreached people groups, which accounts for nearly 50,000 non-believers..
Pray that Armenians would recognize their strategic placement as a Christian nation and that they would be a light house and refuge to the neighboring nations.
Pray for the mobilization of national workers in Armenia who would begin to cross the border into Azerbaijan to proclaim the Gospel to the unreached.
Pray for the wounds of the Turkish war to be healed and that Armenian’s would have a burden to cross the border into Turkey to bring the healing power of the Gospel of Jesus.

Romans 1:16 in Armenia’s Official Language
Հռոմեացիները 1:16 - Արդարեւ ես ամօթ չեմ սեպեր աւետարանը, քանի որ ան Աստուծոյ զօրութիւնն է՝ ամէն հաւատացեալի փրկութեան համար, նախ Հրեային եւ ապա Յոյնին.

Armenia

Country Facts

Population

3,000,756 (2022 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Armenian 98.1%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.2%, other 0.7% (2011 est.)

Languages

Armenian (official) 97.9%, Kurmanji (spoken by Yezidi minority) 1%, other 1.1%; note - Russian is widely spoken (2011 est.)

Religions

Armenian Apostolic 92.6%, Evangelical 1%, other 2.4%, none 1.1%, unspecified 2.9% (2011 est.)

Location

Southwestern Asia, between Turkey (to the west) and Azerbaijan; note - Armenia views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both.

Refugees & Displaced Peoples

refugees (country of origin): 27,929 (Azerbaijan) (mid-year 2022)
stateless persons: 816 (2022)

The World Factbook 2021. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2021.
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/