Garland, AL
City Score 34 · Liberty · Butler County · Alabama
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Today in Garland
Pray for revival in Garland. Lord, pour out your Spirit on Garland. Make its 2 churches one, strengthen its families and leaders, and let many here come to know Jesus. Amen.
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Churches & ministries in Garland
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Churches near Garland
- Garland Church · 0.8 mi · McKenzie, AL
- Saint John Church · 1.7 mi · McKenzie, AL
- Belmont Number 2 Church · 2.1 mi · McKenzie, AL
- Jones Chapel Church · 4.8 mi · Evergreen, AL
- Grace Church · 4.9 mi · McKenzie, AL
- Flat Rock Church · 4.9 mi · Evergreen, AL
- Long Church · 5.1 mi · Georgiana, AL
- Kokomo Church · 5.3 mi · Georgiana, AL
- Mount Olive West Baptist Church · 5.6 mi · McKenzie, AL · Baptist
- Second Mount Zion Baptist Church · 6.1 mi · Evergreen, AL · Baptist
- Elizabeth Church · 6.2 mi · McKenzie, AL
- New Home Church · 6.6 mi · McKenzie, AL
- New Home Church · 6.6 mi · Georgiana, AL
- Welcome Church · 6.7 mi · McKenzie, AL
- Brownville Church · 7.1 mi · Evergreen, AL
- Sweet Home Church · 7.2 mi · McKenzie, AL
- First Baptist Church · 7.4 mi · Georgiana, AL · Baptist
- Spring Hill Church · 7.5 mi · Georgiana, AL
- Olive Branch Church · 7.5 mi · Evergreen, AL · Baptist
- Georgiana Church of Christ · 7.7 mi · Georgiana, AL · Church of Christ
Ways to serve near Garland
- Student Ministry Sunday School — · First Christian Church · Greenville, AL
- Sunday Morning Bible Study Classes — · Bethany Missionary Baptist Church · Andalusia, AL
- Preschool Small Group Bible Study — · Southside Baptist Church · Greenville, AL
- KREW Worship — · Southside Baptist Church · Greenville, AL
- Preschool Worship — · Southside Baptist Church · Greenville, AL
- Sunday Night Worship & Bible Study — · First Baptist Church · Evergreen, AL
- Student Ministry Sunday Night Activities — · First Christian Church · Greenville, AL
- Nursery — · First Presbyterian Church · Greenville, AL
- Family Night Supper — · First Baptist Church · Evergreen, AL
- Wednesday Night Church-Wide Dinner — · Bethany Missionary Baptist Church · Andalusia, AL
Serve in Garland
Garland: common questions
What churches in Garland serve the community?
2 churches in Garland, AL are listed on JoyProject. Within 10 miles of Garland there are 49 more, including Garland Church (0.8 mi), Saint John Church (1.7 mi), and Belmont Number 2 Church (2.1 mi).
How can I volunteer near Garland?
There are 75 volunteer opportunities with churches and ministries within 25 miles of Garland, AL in the next 30 days. The next one is Student Ministry Sunday School with First Christian Church on Sunday, November 15. Pick one on JoyProject to see the details and sign up to serve.
What is Garland's City Score?
Garland, AL scores 34 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026: Condition 40 (the city from public data) and Movement 25 (how the church is moving). It is updated weekly, every number with its source.
City Score: Garland, AL
Garland, AL scores 34 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 40 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 25 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.
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Alabama scores 41 out of 100, Liberty since Oct 2026 (Condition 47 · Movement 32).
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What's moving it
- 1 gathering (Gathering, listed from church websites)
- 139 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)
- 1 Bible study (Discipleship, listed from church websites)
The condition of Garland, AL
- What Garland is up against: 53 out of 100 — Better than 40% of cities, up 4 points (Alabama state-wide)
- Where grace is growing: 45 out of 100 — Better than 89% of cities (Alabama state-wide)
- Marriage & family: 17 out of 100 — Better than 6% of cities (Alabama state-wide)
- Christian liberty: 49 out of 100 — Better than 43% of cities, down 9 points (Alabama state-wide)
Christianity on the Move in Garland, AL
A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable. Garland, AL rates 45 out of 100: Stirring across 7 of 8 areas.
- The Church: 56, Stirring
- The Family: 17, Broken
- Education: 70, Grounded
- Government: 45, Unsettled
- Media: 52, Mixed
- Arts & Entertainment: 45, Mixed
- Business: 25, Tightfisted
- Compassion: 51, Stirring
Every measure behind Garland, AL's ratings
What takes Garland, AL to Revival
- City Pulse: City Pulse 3 → 40
- Unity: Unity 22 → 45
- Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45
- Discipleship: Discipleship 0 → 45
What affected it
- This quarter: Marriages up 33 percentile points (Marriage & family)
- This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 28 percentile points (What Garland is up against)
- This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 20 percentile points (Christian liberty)
Garland, AL over time
- — Entered Liberty
The full City Score for Garland, AL, every indicator with its source
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