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The Montenegrins of Montenegro

The Montenegrins of Montenegro, numbering approximately 288,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a South Slavic people indigenous to Montenegro whose culture developed in the mountainous western Balkans. Traditionally organized around kinship and regional identities, they are predominantly associated with Eastern Orthodox Christianity. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Serbian is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Montenegrin

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Montenegro
People Cluster: Slav, Southern
Primary Language(s): Serbian (srp)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 288,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG033622
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

85%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Serbian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Serbian Speakers

Media Resources in Serbian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Serbian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Serbian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Montenegrins 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 Montenegrins:
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 Montenegrins of Montenegro

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
readRomans 1:20

As God's creation declares His glory, pray that multitudes who don't know Him will see the works of His hands and desire to know more about the Creator.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

As mobile phones, radio, and satellite television, and other technologies become more available worldwide, pray for people who are developing digital gospel resources so that others can easily access the gospel.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
readPsalm 51:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him, and God will help them to proclaim His praise and declare His goodness all day long.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that the promise in Revelation 7:9-10 will encourage believers from among them or from nearby people groups to share the gospel with people who have never learned it.

Montenegrin Across Countries (ROP3 - 106775) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
MontenegrinsPG050396MontenegrinsCanada4,500Unengaged and UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
MontenegrinsPG033622MontenegrinsMontenegro288,000Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity

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