The Serbs of France

The Serbs of France, numbering approximately 60,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a South Slavic people native to the central Balkans, whose culture has been shaped by Orthodox Christianity, village and kinship traditions, centuries of life under competing empires, and a strong sense of historical and cultural continuity. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Serbian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: France
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Serbian (srp)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 60,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000195
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Serbian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Serbian Speakers

Media Resources in Serbian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources in Serbian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
New Serbian Translation✓

1 entry

Or check out the Serbian bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), 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.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Serbs:
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Pray specifically for the Serbs of France

Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
readPsalm 46:10

Pray that those who do not yet worship Jesus will be still and know that He is God, that He will be exalted among them and in all the earth.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that the lost will not perish but come to repentance and that God's patience and long-suffering will lead them to salvation.

This God - his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
readPsalm 18:30

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have access to His Word and the ability to understand it, so that they can grow in their faith and find refuge in Him.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

Serb Across Countries (ROP3 - 108856) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

18 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SerbsSerbsFrance60,500Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsGermany238,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsBosnia and Herzegovina963,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsCroatia187,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsNorth Macedonia38,500Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsSerbia6,180,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsAustralia35,500Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsZambia3,900Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsArgentina7,400Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianUnaffiliated
SerbsSerbsChile4,100Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianUnaffiliated
SerbsSerbsTurkiye5,400Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsUnited States80,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsCanada38,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsKosovo76,500Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsMontenegro200,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsAustria155,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsItaly36,500Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
SerbsSerbsSlovenia53,000Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianRoman Catholicism

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