Marathon, TX

City Score 31 · Liberty · Brewster County · Texas

Churches & ways to serve in Marathon, Texas. JoyProject helps neighbors and churches in Marathon pray for one another, meet real local needs, and gather in person. Right now Marathon has 2 churches and ministries on JoyProject.

Today in Marathon

Pray for revival in Marathon. Lord, pour out your Spirit on Marathon. Make its 2 churches one, strengthen its families and leaders, and let many here come to know Jesus. Amen.

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Marathon: common questions

What churches in Marathon serve the community?

2 churches in Marathon, TX are listed on JoyProject, serving through education & jobs. Marathon Baptist Church has upcoming ways to serve you can join.

What is Marathon's City Score?

Marathon, TX scores 31 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026: Condition 50 (the city from public data) and Movement 3 (how the church is moving). It is updated weekly, every number with its source.

City Score: Marathon, TX

Marathon, TX scores 31 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 50 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 3 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

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Texas scores 46 out of 100, Liberty since Oct 2026 (Condition 56 · Movement 31).

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What's moving it

  • 2 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)

The condition of Marathon, TX

  • What Marathon is up against: 46 out of 100 — Better than 56% of cities, up 5 points (Texas state-wide)
  • Where grace is growing: 36 out of 100 — Better than 67% of cities (Texas state-wide)
  • Marriage & family: 43 out of 100 — Better than 41% of cities, up 10 points (Texas state-wide)
  • Christian liberty: 66 out of 100 — Better than 75% of cities, up 16 points (Texas state-wide)

Christianity on the Move in Marathon, TX

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable. Marathon, TX rates 53 out of 100: Stirring across 7 of 8 areas.

  • The Church: 43, Stirring
  • The Family: 43, Mending
  • Education: 65, Grounded
  • Government: 63, Just
  • Media: 46, Mixed
  • Arts & Entertainment: 53, Mixed
  • Business: 24, Tightfisted
  • Compassion: 84, Abounding

Every measure behind Marathon, TX's ratings

What takes Marathon, TX 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: Adults 25-44 married up 36 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score up 24 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Violent crime up 14 percentile points (What Marathon is up against)

Marathon, TX over time

  • — Entered Liberty

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