Vernal, MS

Lucedale, near Vernal, MS: George County Mississippi Courthouse
Lucedale, near Vernal. Photo: Calvin Beale, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

City Score 47 · Liberty · Greene County · Mississippi

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Vernal: common questions

What churches in Vernal serve the community?

1 church in Vernal, MS is listed on JoyProject. Within 10 miles of Vernal there are 37 more, including Vernal Church (1.6 mi), Vernal Church (2.1 mi), and Pine Grove Church (3.3 mi).

How can I volunteer near Vernal?

There are 48 volunteer opportunities with churches and ministries within 25 miles of Vernal, MS in the next 30 days. The next one is George Greene Food Bank with Baptist Center on Friday, November 13. Pick one on JoyProject to see the details and sign up to serve.

What is Vernal's City Score?

Vernal, MS scores 47 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026: Condition 58 (the city from public data) and Movement 31 (how the church is moving). It is updated weekly, every number with its source.

City Score: Vernal, MS

Vernal, MS scores 47 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 58 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 31 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

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Mississippi scores 47 out of 100, Liberty since Oct 2026 (Condition 59 · Movement 30).

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What's moving it

  • 3 prayer gatherings (Prayer, listed from church websites)
  • 4 ways to serve (Service, listed from church websites)
  • 6 gatherings (Gathering, listed from church websites)
  • 103 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)
  • 2 Bible studies (Discipleship, listed from church websites)

The condition of Vernal, MS

  • What Vernal is up against: 25 out of 100 — Better than 96% of cities, up 6 points (Mississippi state-wide)
  • Where grace is growing: 29 out of 100 — Better than 48% of cities (Mississippi state-wide)
  • Marriage & family: 47 out of 100 — Better than 47% of cities, up 28 points (Mississippi state-wide)
  • Christian liberty: 80 out of 100 — Better than 90% of cities, down 1 point (Mississippi state-wide)

Christianity on the Move in Vernal, MS

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable. Vernal, MS rates 50 out of 100: Stirring across 7 of 8 areas.

  • The Church: 24, Lukewarm
  • The Family: 46, Mending
  • Education: 59, Searching
  • Government: 83, Righteous
  • Media: 49, Mixed
  • Arts & Entertainment: 50, Mixed
  • Business: 28, Tightfisted
  • Compassion: 64, Merciful

Every measure behind Vernal, MS's ratings

What takes Vernal, MS 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: Children with married parents up 44 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 29 percentile points (What Vernal is up against)
  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married up 21 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Vernal, MS over time

  • — Entered Liberty

The full City Score for Vernal, MS, every indicator with its source

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