In the last few decades, especially since 2001, Romanian Orthodox Church non-canonically tried to claim and convert Vlach Orthodox believers in Serbia as theirs and at the same time called them Romanians, but Vlach people in Serbia did not adhere to Romanian church as the majority of Vlachs still venerate Serbia Orthodox Church saints and have their own "slava". Some Romanian priests tried to have services in Serbia in places populated with Vlach. Prior to this, there was no Romanian church in places where the Romania Orthodox church in Serbia is trying now to build them.