Fort Polk South, LA

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City Score 41 · Liberty · Vernon Parish · Louisiana

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What churches in Fort Polk South serve the community?

1 church in Fort Polk South, LA is listed on JoyProject. Within 10 miles of Fort Polk South there are 36 more, including Christian Care Childrens Center (1.9 mi), Pine Island Church (2.4 mi), and Saint Petersburg Church (3.2 mi).

How can I volunteer near Fort Polk South?

There are 124 volunteer opportunities with churches and ministries within 25 miles of Fort Polk South, LA in the next 30 days. The next one is Community Lunch with Simpson Baptist Church on Thursday, November 12. Pick one on JoyProject to see the details and sign up to serve.

What is Fort Polk South's City Score?

Fort Polk South, LA scores 41 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026: Condition 49 (the city from public data) and Movement 30 (how the church is moving). It is updated weekly, every number with its source.

City Score: Fort Polk South, LA

Fort Polk South, LA scores 41 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 49 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 30 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

Condition: Partly Louisiana state-wide (3 of 4 indexes)

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Louisiana scores 35 out of 100, Liberty since Oct 2026 (Condition 38 · Movement 30).

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What's moving it

  • 1 prayer gathering (Prayer, listed from church websites)
  • 20 ways to serve (Service, listed from church websites)
  • 21 gatherings (Gathering, listed from church websites)
  • 124 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)
  • 4 Bible studies (Discipleship, listed from church websites)

The condition of Fort Polk South, LA

  • What Fort Polk South is up against: 54 out of 100 — Better than 38% of cities, up 15 points
  • Where grace is growing: 33 out of 100 — Better than 59% of cities (Louisiana state-wide)
  • Marriage & family: 58 out of 100 — Better than 62% of cities, down 4 points (Louisiana state-wide)
  • Christian liberty: 58 out of 100 — Better than 56% of cities, up 3 points (Louisiana state-wide)

Christianity on the Move in Fort Polk South, LA

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable. Fort Polk South, LA rates 43 out of 100: Stirring across 7 of 8 areas.

  • The Church: 44, Stirring
  • The Family: 58, Mending
  • Education: 49, Searching
  • Government: 59, Unsettled
  • Media: 49, Negative
  • Arts & Entertainment: 43, Mixed
  • Business: 17, Greedy
  • Compassion: 22, Indifferent

Every measure behind Fort Polk South, LA's ratings

What takes Fort Polk South, LA to Revival

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

What affected it

  • This week: Prayer up 11 — 1 prayer gathering
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 38 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 15 percentile points (What Fort Polk South is up against)
  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score up 5 percentile points (Christian liberty)

Fort Polk South, LA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

The full City Score for Fort Polk South, LA, every indicator with its source

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