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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Sereer of Gambia

The Sereer of Gambia, numbering approximately 66,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an indigenous community of Gambia They are an Indigenous people, with Sereer as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Atlantic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam. They primarily speak Serer.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Gambia
People Cluster: Atlantic
Primary Language(s): Serer (srr)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 66,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042196
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Pray for the Sereer of Gambia

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

78%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Serer
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Serer-Sine Speakers

Media Resources in Serer:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Serer:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1987 Bible Society of Senegal✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Serer bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sereer 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 Sereer:
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 Sereer of Gambia

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
readPsalm 51:17

Pray that those who want to achieve salvation through their works will be unsettled in their pursuit and that, with a broken spirit and contrite heart, they will trust in Christ.

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
readMatthew 16:16

Pray that many will see clearly that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and put their trust in Him.

My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
readJohn 10:29

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember that they can never lose their salvation

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray that God will make His living and active Word available to everyone in this people group so that many will respond to the gospel. Ask Him to provide Jesus-followers to walk with new believers as they grow in Him.

Sereer Across Countries (ROP3 - 108862) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SereerPG042183SereerSenegal2,560,000Engaged yet UnreachedSererSunni Islam
SereerPG042196SereerGambia66,000Engaged yet UnreachedSererFolk Islam

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