Marvel, AL
City Score 38 · Liberty · Bibb County · Birmingham area · Alabama
Churches & ways to serve in Marvel, Alabama. JoyProject helps neighbors and churches in Marvel pray for one another, meet real local needs, and gather in person. Right now Marvel has 1 church and ministry on JoyProject.
Today in Marvel
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Churches near Marvel
- Marvel Baptist Church · 0.8 mi · Brierfield, AL · Baptist
- Antioch Church · 3.5 mi · Montevallo, AL
- Pea Ridge Church · 3.8 mi · Montevallo, AL
- New Hebron Baptist Church · 4.2 mi · West Blocton, AL · Baptist
- McCulley Hill Baptist Church · 4.4 mi · West Blocton, AL · Baptist
- Mayberry Church · 4.4 mi · Montevallo, AL
- Bethel Church · 4.6 mi · Montevallo, AL
- Smith Hill Baptist Church · 5.2 mi · West Blocton, AL · Baptist
- Shady Grove Baptist Church · 5.5 mi · West Blocton, AL · Baptist
- The Christian Mission Church · 5.5 mi · Montevallo, AL
- Camp Branch Baptist Church · 5.5 mi · West Blocton, AL · Baptist
- Light of the Word Church · 5.6 mi · Montevallo, AL
- Pilgrim Free Will Church · 5.6 mi · Montevallo, AL
- Macedonia Church · 5.9 mi · Montevallo, AL
- West Blocton First Baptist Church · 6.2 mi · West Blocton, AL · Baptist
- Grace Baptist Church · 6.3 mi · West Blocton, AL · Baptist
- Cahaba Valley Missionary Baptist Church · 6.6 mi · Brierfield, AL · Baptist
- Mount Carmel Baptist Church · 6.9 mi · West Blocton, AL · Baptist
- Blocton Third Baptist Church · 7.2 mi · West Blocton, AL · Baptist
- Green Chapel Church · 7.3 mi · Montevallo, AL
Ways to serve near Marvel
- Morning Prayer Call — · First Baptist Church of Fairfield · Fairfield, AL
- Ceramics Ministry — · First Baptist Church of Columbiana · Columbiana, AL
- Galleria Woods Retirement Community Bible Study — · Lake Crest Presbyterian (PCA) · Birmingham, AL
- Tutoring — · Grace House Ministries · Fairfield, AL
- Exercise Ministry — · Bethel Baptist Church · Bessemer, AL
- Celebrate Recovery Meal — · Metropolitan Church of Christ · Birmingham, AL
- Wednesday Nights 6th-12th — · Christ the King Lutheran Church · Hoover, AL
- WOMENS' MINISTRY FAVORITE THINGS EVENT — · Valleydale Church · Birmingham, AL
- Celebrate Recovery — · Metropolitan Church of Christ · Birmingham, AL
- Adult Bible Study — · Helena Cumberland Presbyterian Church · Helena, AL
Serve in Marvel
Marvel: common questions
What churches in Marvel serve the community?
1 church in Marvel, AL is listed on JoyProject. Within 10 miles of Marvel there are 61 more, including Marvel Baptist Church (0.8 mi), Antioch Church (3.5 mi), and Pea Ridge Church (3.8 mi).
How can I volunteer near Marvel?
There are 724 volunteer opportunities with churches and ministries within 25 miles of Marvel, AL in the next 30 days. The next one is Morning Prayer Call with First Baptist Church of Fairfield on Thursday, November 12. Pick one on JoyProject to see the details and sign up to serve.
What is Marvel's City Score?
Marvel, AL scores 38 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026: Condition 41 (the city from public data) and Movement 34 (how the church is moving). It is updated weekly, every number with its source.
City Score: Marvel, AL
Marvel, AL scores 38 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 41 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 34 (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
- 8 prayer gatherings (Prayer, listed from church websites)
- 103 ways to serve (Service, listed from church websites)
- 111 gatherings (Gathering, listed from church websites)
- 353 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)
- 69 Bible studies (Discipleship, listed from church websites)
The condition of Marvel, AL
- What Marvel is up against: 56 out of 100 — Better than 31% of cities, down 2 points (Alabama state-wide)
- Where grace is growing: 41 out of 100 — Better than 82% of cities (From the Birmingham, AL (2 counties summed) area)
- Marriage & family: 31 out of 100 — Better than 23% of cities, up 6 points (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 Marvel, AL
A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable. Marvel, AL rates 48 out of 100: Stirring across 8 of 8 areas.
- The Church: 42, Stirring
- The Family: 32, Divided
- Education: 77, Grounded
- Government: 45, Unsettled
- Media: 52, Mixed
- Arts & Entertainment: 47, Mixed
- Business: 42, Fair
- Compassion: 44, Stirring
Every measure behind Marvel, AL's ratings
What takes Marvel, AL 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: Unity down 9 — 353 churches listed
- This week: Witness down 7 — 49% belong to a church
- This quarter: Marriages up 33 percentile points (Marriage & family)
- This quarter: Adults 25-44 married up 20 percentile points (Marriage & family)
- This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 20 percentile points (Christian liberty)
Marvel, AL over time
- — Entered Liberty
The full City Score for Marvel, AL, every indicator with its source
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