Distant, PA

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City Score 42 · Liberty · Pittsburgh area · Pennsylvania

Churches & ways to serve in Distant, Pennsylvania. JoyProject helps neighbors and churches in Distant pray for one another, meet real local needs, and gather in person. Right now Distant has 1 church and ministry on JoyProject.

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Distant: common questions

What churches in Distant serve the community?

1 church in Distant, PA is listed on JoyProject. Within 10 miles of Distant there are 24 more, including Oakland Church (0.6 mi), First Baptist Church of New Bethlehem (2.4 mi), and Redbank Valley Church Association Food Pantry (2.5 mi).

How can I volunteer near Distant?

There are 129 volunteer opportunities with churches and ministries within 25 miles of Distant, PA in the next 30 days. The next one is Prayer Meeting and Bible Study with New Hope Clarion on Thursday, November 12. Pick one on JoyProject to see the details and sign up to serve.

What is Distant's City Score?

Distant, PA scores 42 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Nov 2026: Condition 50 (the city from public data) and Movement 31 (how the church is moving). It is updated weekly, every number with its source.

City Score: Distant, PA

Distant, PA scores 42 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Nov 2026. Condition 50 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 31 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

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Pennsylvania scores 41 out of 100, Liberty since Oct 2026 (Condition 48 · Movement 31).

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What's moving it

  • 3 prayer gatherings (Prayer, listed from church websites)
  • 21 ways to serve (Service, listed from church websites)
  • 25 gatherings (Gathering, listed from church websites)
  • 132 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)
  • 16 Bible studies (Discipleship, listed from church websites)

The condition of Distant, PA

  • What Distant is up against: 56 out of 100 — Better than 31% of cities (Pennsylvania state-wide)
  • Where grace is growing: 30 out of 100 — Better than 50% of cities (From the Pittsburgh, PA area)
  • Marriage & family: 59 out of 100 — Better than 64% of cities, down 2 points (Pennsylvania state-wide)
  • Christian liberty: 65 out of 100 — Better than 69% of cities, up 27 points (Pennsylvania state-wide)

Christianity on the Move in Distant, PA

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable. Distant, PA rates 45 out of 100: Stirring across 8 of 8 areas.

  • The Church: 39, Lukewarm
  • The Family: 59, Mending
  • Education: 59, Searching
  • Government: 66, Just
  • Media: 48, Mixed
  • Arts & Entertainment: 22, Worldly
  • Business: 32, Tightfisted
  • Compassion: 36, Indifferent

Every measure behind Distant, PA's ratings

What takes Distant, PA 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: Religious Liberty in the States score up 30 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 25 percentile points (What Distant is up against)
  • This quarter: Anti-Christian hate crimes up 22 percentile points (Christian liberty)

Distant, PA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

The full City Score for Distant, PA, every indicator with its source

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