Churches & volunteer opportunities in District of Columbia

City Score: District of Columbia

District of Columbia scores 33 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 33 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

What's moving it

Nothing listed yet: the score moves as churches and ministries in District of Columbia list events and people join in.

The condition of District of Columbia

• What District of Columbia is up against: 93 out of 100 — Better than 1% of states
• Where grace is growing: 81 out of 100 — Better than 99% of states
• Marriage & family: 11 out of 100 — Better than 6% of states, up 3 points
• Christian liberty: not enough data yet

Christianity on the Move in District of Columbia

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable. District of Columbia rates 51 out of 100: Stirring across 7 of 8 areas. The rating is public data only; how the church is moving in each area this week is shown beside it and never blended in. How it is built.

The Church: 65 out of 100, Faithful

Faith institutions, spiritual leadership and worship spaces. Key measure: Church adherents (564.5 adherents per 1,000 residents, District Of Columbia).

The Family: 11 out of 100, Broken

The core social unit: marriages, children and household structures. Key measure: Children with married parents (54.7 % of own children under 18 in married-couple families, District of Columbia).

Education: 70 out of 100, Grounded

Schools, universities and systems of learning. Key measure: School choice (1 0-2, District of Columbia).

Government: 65 out of 100, Just

Public policy, law, safety and civic governance. Key measure: Anti-Christian hate crimes (0 incidents per 100,000, District of Columbia).

Media: 46 out of 100, Mixed

News, journalism and digital communication. Key measure: Tone of news coverage of Christianity (-0.4 tone (-10 hostile to +10 favourable), United States). From United States.

Arts & Entertainment: 51 out of 100, Mixed

Film, music, sports and cultural storytelling. From District of Columbia's other areas.

Business: 97 out of 100, Openhanded

Commerce, generosity and the marketplace. Key measure: Charitable giving (2.2 itemized charitable deductions as % of adjusted gross income, District of Columbia (1 county summed)).

Compassion: 5 out of 100, Hardened

Mercy toward people in trouble: addiction, recovery, children in care and neighbors serving. Key measure: Drug overdose deaths (39.2 deaths per 100,000, District of Columbia (1 county summed)).

What takes District of Columbia 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: Divorces up 42 percentile points (Marriage & family)
• This quarter: Cohabiting households down 12 percentile points (Marriage & family)
• This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 2 percentile points (What District of Columbia is up against)

District of Columbia over time

• Oct 2026 — Entered Liberty

Sources

1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · District of Columbia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · District of Columbia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · District of Columbia (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
5. Legal gambling: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · District of Columbia · fetched Nov 4, 2026
6. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 31, 2026
7. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 31, 2026
8. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 31, 2026
9. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 31, 2026
10. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 31, 2026
11. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 31, 2026
12. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · District Of Columbia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
13. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · District Of Columbia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
14. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · District of Columbia (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
15. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Nov 9, 2026 · verified in Joy
16. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Nov 9, 2026 · verified in Joy
17. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Nov 9, 2026 · verified in Joy
18. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Nov 9, 2026 · verified in Joy
19. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Nov 9, 2026 · verified in Joy
20. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · fetched Nov 4, 2026 · verified in Joy
21. Christian colleges and universities: NCES IPEDS via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (religious affiliation of colleges) · 2024 · District of Columbia · fetched Nov 10, 2026
22. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · District of Columbia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
23. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · District of Columbia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
24. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · District of Columbia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
25. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · District of Columbia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
26. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · District of Columbia · fetched Oct 28, 2026
27. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
28. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · fetched Oct 28, 2026
29. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · fetched Oct 28, 2026
30. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · fetched Oct 28, 2026
31. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · District of Columbia · fetched Oct 29, 2026
32. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · District of Columbia · fetched Nov 4, 2026
33. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · District of Columbia · fetched Nov 4, 2026
34. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · District of Columbia · fetched Nov 4, 2026
35. Tone of news coverage of Christianity: GDELT Project, DOC 2.0 API (tone of U.S. news coverage naming Christianity) · fetched Nov 10, 2026

City Score over time

The last 6 weeks, District of Columbia and United States side by side. The Condition moves by the quarter; the week-to-week line is how the church is moving.

Compare District of Columbia

• District of Columbia vs Idaho (Idaho scores 57)
• District of Columbia vs Utah (Utah scores 57)
• District of Columbia vs Arkansas (Arkansas scores 48)
• District of Columbia vs Mississippi (Mississippi scores 47)
• District of Columbia vs Florida (Florida scores 46)

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