One of the characteristics of the competitive authoritarian regime in Serbia is political polarization. The societal divide, heightened by many factors typical of competitive authoritarianism (e.g., state capture, media censorship) is drawn between the supporters of the current regime and its critics. Although constitutionally separate from the state, and self-reportedly apolitical, the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) itself is influenced by this divide. In this article, I investigate how political polarization in the competitive authoritarian regime influences cleavages and divisions within the national Orthodox Church. My aim is to describe and analyze how these divisions within the Church are constructed and explore how they affect and shape the life of the Church. In my research, I apply two qualitative methods: content analysis of various formal and informal statements, as well as media appearances which aim to provide historical context of the development of the divide, and in-depth interviews to learn about the perception of this polarization within the Church.