Ariel, MS

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City Score 37 · Liberty · Amite County · Mississippi

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Ariel: common questions

What churches in Ariel serve the community?

1 church in Ariel, MS is listed on JoyProject. Within 10 miles of Ariel there are 29 more, including Riverside Church (1.9 mi), Galilee Church (2.5 mi), and Antioch Church (3.0 mi).

How can I volunteer near Ariel?

There are 59 volunteer opportunities with churches and ministries within 25 miles of Ariel, MS in the next 30 days. The next one is Sunday School with Sandy Creek Baptist Church on Sunday, November 15. Pick one on JoyProject to see the details and sign up to serve.

What is Ariel's City Score?

Ariel, MS scores 37 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026: Condition 55 (the city from public data) and Movement 10 (how the church is moving). It is updated weekly, every number with its source.

City Score: Ariel, MS

Ariel, MS scores 37 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 55 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 10 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

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Mississippi scores 47 out of 100, Liberty since Oct 2026 (Condition 59 · Movement 30).

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What's moving it

  • 1 way to serve (Service, listed from church websites)
  • 1 gathering (Gathering, listed from church websites)
  • 133 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)

The condition of Ariel, MS

  • What Ariel is up against: 25 out of 100 — Better than 96% of cities, up 6 points (Mississippi state-wide)
  • Where grace is growing: 42 out of 100 — Better than 84% of cities (Mississippi state-wide)
  • Marriage & family: 22 out of 100 — Better than 12% of cities (Mississippi state-wide)
  • Christian liberty: 80 out of 100 — Better than 90% of cities, down 1 point (Mississippi state-wide)

Christianity on the Move in Ariel, MS

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable. Ariel, MS rates 51 out of 100: Stirring across 7 of 8 areas.

  • The Church: 43, Stirring
  • The Family: 23, Divided
  • Education: 59, Searching
  • Government: 83, Righteous
  • Media: 49, Mixed
  • Arts & Entertainment: 51, Mixed
  • Business: 36, Tightfisted
  • Compassion: 64, Merciful

Every measure behind Ariel, MS's ratings

What takes Ariel, MS to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 2 → 40
  • Unity: Unity 12 → 45
  • Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 0 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 29 percentile points (What Ariel is up against)
  • This quarter: Marriages down 17 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Property crime down 10 percentile points (What Ariel is up against)

Ariel, MS over time

  • — Entered Liberty

The full City Score for Ariel, MS, every indicator with its source

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