People group profile · PG050053
The Serbs of Italy
The Serbs of Italy, numbering about 36,500 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 are a diaspora people in the Slav, Southern people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and they primarily speak Serbian.
Fast facts
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 36,500
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Slav, Southern
- Primary language
- Serbian (srp)
- Primary religion
- Eastern Orthodox Christianity
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Europe, Europe
- Location
- diaspora communities are typically concentrated in urban areas in search of economic and social opportunities
Where they live
Gospel status
The Serbs are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, 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.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Serbs
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity · Christianity
90% adherents
Primary language
Serbian · Indo-European family
100% speak Serbian
Gospel resources in Serbian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Serbian)
Bibles
- New Serbian Translation · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Serbs
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Serb in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108856) is reported in 17 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbs | Serbia | 6,185,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Serbs | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 962,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Serbs | Germany | 238,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Serbs | Montenegro | 200,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Serbs | Croatia | 187,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Serbs | Austria | 155,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Serbs | United States | 80,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Serbs | Kosovo | 76,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Serbs | France | 60,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Serbs | Slovenia | 53,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Serbs | North Macedonia | 38,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Serbs | Canada | 38,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Serbs | Australia | 35,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Serbs | Argentina | 7,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Serbs | Turkiye | 5,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Serbs | Chile | 4,100 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Serbs | Zambia | 3,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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