Venia, VA

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City Score 35 · Liberty · Buchanan County · Virginia

Churches & ways to serve in Venia, Virginia. JoyProject helps neighbors and churches in Venia pray for one another, meet real local needs, and gather in person. Right now Venia has 1 church and ministry on JoyProject.

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Venia: common questions

What churches in Venia serve the community?

1 church in Venia, VA is listed on JoyProject. Within 10 miles of Venia there are 49 more, including Austin Chapel (0.3 mi), Corinth Church (1.3 mi), and Fletcher's Ridge Freewill Baptist Church (2.3 mi).

How can I volunteer near Venia?

There are 85 volunteer opportunities with churches and ministries within 25 miles of Venia, VA in the next 30 days. The next one is Arise to Truth Radio Program with Lebanon Church of Christ on Thursday, November 12. Pick one on JoyProject to see the details and sign up to serve.

What is Venia's City Score?

Venia, VA scores 35 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026: Condition 38 (the city from public data) and Movement 31 (how the church is moving). It is updated weekly, every number with its source.

City Score: Venia, VA

Venia, VA scores 35 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 38 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 31 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

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Virginia scores 45 out of 100, Liberty since Oct 2026 (Condition 54 · Movement 32).

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What's moving it

  • 4 prayer gatherings (Prayer, listed from church websites)
  • 19 ways to serve (Service, listed from church websites)
  • 20 gatherings (Gathering, listed from church websites)
  • 162 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)
  • 7 Bible studies (Discipleship, listed from church websites)

The condition of Venia, VA

  • What Venia is up against: 26 out of 100 — Better than 94% of cities, up 11 points (Virginia state-wide)
  • Where grace is growing: 10 out of 100 — Better than 2% of cities (Virginia state-wide)
  • Marriage & family: 25 out of 100 — Better than 15% of cities, down 6 points (Virginia state-wide)
  • Christian liberty: 43 out of 100 — Better than 32% of cities, up 2 points (Virginia state-wide)

Christianity on the Move in Venia, VA

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable. Venia, VA rates 38 out of 100: Drifting across 7 of 8 areas.

  • The Church: 10, Barren
  • The Family: 25, Divided
  • Education: 52, Searching
  • Government: 39, Restrictive
  • Media: 46, Mixed
  • Arts & Entertainment: 38, Worldly
  • Business: 8, Greedy
  • Compassion: 87, Abounding

Every measure behind Venia, VA's ratings

What takes Venia, VA to Revival

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

What affected it

  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 54 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 26 percentile points (What Venia is up against)
  • This quarter: Property crime up 7 percentile points (What Venia is up against)

Venia, VA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

The full City Score for Venia, VA, every indicator with its source

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