Elko, SC

Barnwell, near Elko, SC: Barnwell County Courthouse, Barnwell, South Carolina
Barnwell, near Elko. Photo: Calvin Beale, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

City Score 38 · Liberty · Barnwell County · South Carolina

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Elko: common questions

What churches in Elko serve the community?

1 church in Elko, SC is listed on JoyProject. Within 10 miles of Elko there are 60 more, including Saint Peter Baptist Church (0.3 mi), Remnant of Grace Outreach Ministries, Inc. (1.7 mi), and Winfield Heights Baptist Church (1.8 mi).

How can I volunteer near Elko?

There are 254 volunteer opportunities with churches and ministries within 25 miles of Elko, SC in the next 30 days. The next one is Storehouse of Mercy Food Pantry with Mercy Church on Thursday, November 12. Pick one on JoyProject to see the details and sign up to serve.

What is Elko's City Score?

Elko, SC scores 38 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026: Condition 42 (the city from public data) and Movement 31 (how the church is moving). It is updated weekly, every number with its source.

City Score: Elko, SC

Elko, SC scores 38 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 42 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 31 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

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South Carolina scores 40 out of 100, Liberty since Oct 2026 (Condition 46 · Movement 32).

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What's moving it

  • 1 prayer gathering (Prayer, listed from church websites)
  • 19 ways to serve (Service, listed from church websites)
  • 22 gatherings (Gathering, listed from church websites)
  • 146 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)
  • 10 Bible studies (Discipleship, listed from church websites)

The condition of Elko, SC

  • What Elko is up against: 66 out of 100 — Better than 15% of cities, up 8 points (South Carolina state-wide)
  • Where grace is growing: 47 out of 100 — Better than 92% of cities (South Carolina state-wide)
  • Marriage & family: 20 out of 100 — Better than 9% of cities, up 2 points (South Carolina state-wide)
  • Christian liberty: 65 out of 100 — Better than 69% of cities, down 3 points (South Carolina state-wide)

Christianity on the Move in Elko, SC

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable. Elko, SC rates 44 out of 100: Stirring across 7 of 8 areas.

  • The Church: 52, Stirring
  • The Family: 21, Divided
  • Education: 56, Searching
  • Government: 72, Just
  • Media: 39, Scornful
  • Arts & Entertainment: 44, Mixed
  • Business: 37, Tightfisted
  • Compassion: 28, Indifferent

Every measure behind Elko, SC's ratings

What takes Elko, SC 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: Divorces up 21 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Violent crime up 14 percentile points (What Elko is up against)
  • This quarter: Property crime up 8 percentile points (What Elko is up against)

Elko, SC over time

  • — Entered Liberty

The full City Score for Elko, SC, every indicator with its source

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