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Cyprus
God is moving in Cyprus
The State of Missions in Cyprus
Missions in Cyprus are shaped by a divided Mediterranean island where Greek and Turkish communities live on opposite sides of a decades-old political boundary, five unreached peoples and nearly 248,000 unreached Turkish Cypriots in the largest listed group, and small evangelical congregations serving locals, expatriates, students, refugees, and migrants. 5 unreached people groups remain, representing about 247,900 people; Cypriots.
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1.4M
POPULATION
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70.6%
CHRISTIANS
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99.1%
LITERACY
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5
UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS
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Cypriots
Turkish
LARGEST UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUP
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248K
UNREACHED POPULATION
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Nicosia
CAPITAL CITY
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Nicosia
Limassol
Larnaca
LARGEST CITIES
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Euro
CURRENCY
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Mediterranean climate, with hot dry summers, mild rainy winters, and cooler conditions in the Troodos.
CLIMATE
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Greek
Turkish
PRIMARY LANGUAGES
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Islam
LARGEST UNREACHED RELIGION
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Bible Translation
Greek and Turkish Scripture resources allow ministry on both sides of Cyprus's long-standing political division.
Church Planting
Church planting can serve Turkish Cypriots, secular Greek Cypriots, expatriates, students, and migrant workers.
Disaster Relief
Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Education
Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Gospel Access
Five UPGs remain; nearly 248,000 Turkish Cypriots form the largest unreached community identified.
Human Trafficking
Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Medical Missions
Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Orphans & Vulnerable Children
Church planting remains urgent among Somali, coastal Muslim.
Persecuted Church
Religious freedom varies by context, and evangelicals remain a small minority on both sides of the island.
Poverty & Justice
Churches can serve refugees and low-wage migrants while building relationships across cultural boundaries.
Unreached People Groups
Millions still have little or no access to the gospel in their language and culture.
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A History of God's Faithfulness in Cyprus
Cyprus’s evangelical missions story is closely tied to this history: evangelical witness grew through Bible distribution, expatriate churches, and local fellowships; division since 1974 created distinct mission contexts north and south. Over time, responsibility increasingly shifted toward local pastors, evangelists, teachers, and churches rather than remaining primarily in foreign hands. Political change, migration, conflict, or secularization reshaped the movement in different eras.
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Early Beginnings
Evangelical witness in Cyprus developed through Bible distribution, expatriate congregations, and small local fellowships.
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1900s
British rule and the island's international connections brought additional English-speaking evangelical ministry during the 1900s.
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Independence Era
The 1974 division created sharply different ministry settings among Greek Cypriots in the south and Turkish Cypriots in the north.
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Modern Movement
Migration, universities, tourism, and refugee flows later brought many additional languages and nationalities into Cypriot churches.
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Today
Cyprus now offers a strategic crossroads for reaching locals, Turkish Cypriots, students, migrants, and people moving through the region.
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