Laurel Run, PA

Scranton, near Laurel Run, PA: Scranton - Downtown (48472890492)
Scranton, near Laurel Run. Photo: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence)

City Score 36 · Liberty · Scranton-Wilkes area · Pennsylvania

Churches & ways to serve in Laurel Run, Pennsylvania. JoyProject helps neighbors and churches in Laurel Run pray for one another, meet real local needs, and gather in person. Right now Laurel Run has 1 church and ministry, 3 upcoming events and 1 local need on JoyProject.

Today in Laurel Run

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Churches & ministries in Laurel Run

Upcoming events & volunteer opportunities in Laurel Run

  • Christmas Shoeboxes — · Laurel Run Primitive Methodist Church
  • Prayer and Bible Study — · Laurel Run Primitive Methodist Church
  • Goodie Sunday — · Laurel Run Primitive Methodist Church

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Laurel Run: common questions

What churches in Laurel Run serve the community?

1 church in Laurel Run, PA is listed on JoyProject, serving through families, education & jobs, and community service. Laurel Run Primitive Methodist Church has upcoming ways to serve you can join. Within 10 miles of Laurel Run there are 102 more, including St. John's Hall (1.5 mi), Christian Clothing (2.0 mi), and Holy Cross Polish National Catholic Church (2.1 mi).

How can I volunteer in Laurel Run?

There are 6 volunteer opportunities with churches and ministries in Laurel Run, PA in the next 30 days, most often for families and community service. The next one is Christmas Shoeboxes with Laurel Run Primitive Methodist Church on Sunday, November 15. Pick one on JoyProject to see the details and sign up to serve.

What is Laurel Run's City Score?

Laurel Run, PA scores 36 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Nov 2026: Condition 39 (the city from public data) and Movement 31 (how the church is moving). It is updated weekly, every number with its source.

City Score: Laurel Run, PA

Laurel Run, PA scores 36 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Nov 2026. Condition 39 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 31 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

Condition: Pennsylvania state-wide

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State-wide for Burden, Marriage & family, and Liberty: the numbers for Violent crime, Property crime, Legal gambling, Divorces, Marriages, Religious Liberty in the States score, Safeguards fully in law, State Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Anti-Christian hate crimes, School choice, Protections for the unborn, Homeschool freedom, and Tone of news coverage of Christianity are published for Pennsylvania as a whole, not by city, so every Pennsylvania city carries Pennsylvania's numbers.

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

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What's moving it

  • 9 prayer gatherings (Prayer, listed from church websites)
  • 58 ways to serve (Service, listed from church websites)
  • 64 gatherings (Gathering, listed from church websites)
  • 179 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)
  • 22 Bible studies (Discipleship, listed from church websites)

The condition of Laurel Run, PA

  • What Laurel Run is up against: 53 out of 100 — Better than 40% of cities, up 1 point (Pennsylvania state-wide)
  • Where grace is growing: 23 out of 100 — Better than 28% of cities (From the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA area)
  • Marriage & family: 19 out of 100 — Better than 8% of cities, down 4 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 Laurel Run, PA

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable. Laurel Run, PA rates 39 out of 100: Drifting across 8 of 8 areas.

  • The Church: 39, Lukewarm
  • The Family: 20, Broken
  • Education: 61, Grounded
  • Government: 66, Just
  • Media: 48, Mixed
  • Arts & Entertainment: 19, Corrupt
  • Business: 18, Greedy
  • Compassion: 37, Indifferent

Every measure behind Laurel Run, PA's ratings

What takes Laurel Run, PA to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 0 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 0 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 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 29 percentile points (What Laurel Run is up against)
  • This quarter: Anti-Christian hate crimes up 22 percentile points (Christian liberty)

Laurel Run, PA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

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

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