Churches & volunteer opportunities in Alaska
236 churches and ministries in 20 cities across Alaska are listed on JoyProject. Pick your city to find a church near you and ways to serve.
Largest cities in Alaska
- Churches in Anchorage, AK (115 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Wasilla, AK (19 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Fairbanks, AK (17 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Homer, AK (14 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Palmer, AK (12 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Juneau, AK (7 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Sitka, AK (7 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Valdez, AK (6 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Wrangell, AK (5 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Cordova, AK (4 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Anchor Point, AK (3 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Bethel, AK (3 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Cold Bay, AK (3 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Haines, AK (3 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Kotzebue, AK (3 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Nenana, AK (3 churches & ministries)
- Churches in North Pole, AK (3 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Ouzinkie, AK (3 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Skagway, AK (3 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Utqiagvik, AK (3 churches & ministries)
City Score: Alaska
Alaska scores 23 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score. Condition 23 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.
The condition of Alaska
- What Alaska is up against: 96 out of 100 — Better than 4% of states, down 20 points
- Where grace is growing: 23 out of 100 — Better than 11% of states
- Marriage & family: 52 out of 100 — Better than 60% of states
- Christian liberty: 11 out of 100 — Better than 1% of states, down 8 points
What affected it
- This quarter: Drug overdose deaths down 36 percentile points (What Alaska is up against)
- This quarter: Property crime down 35 percentile points (What Alaska is up against)
- This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 12 percentile points (Christian liberty)
Sources
- Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Alaska · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Alaska · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Alaska (5 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Alaska · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Alaska · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Alaska (30 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
- Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
- Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
- New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
- Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Alaska · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Alaska · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Alaska · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Alaska · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Alaska · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Alaska · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Alaska · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Alaska · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Alaska · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Cities in Alaska by status
- 86 cities without a status yet
Highest City Scores in Alaska
- Haines, AK — 29
- Adak, AK — 23
- Akhiok, AK — 23
- Akutan, AK — 23
- Anchor Point, AK — 23
- Anchorage, AK — 23
- Angoon, AK — 23
- Aniak, AK — 23
- Atka, AK — 23
- Bethel, AK — 23
- Big Lake, AK — 23
- Chenega, AK — 23
- Chevak, AK — 23
- Chickaloon, AK — 23
- Chignik Lagoon, AK — 23
- Chignik Lake, AK — 23
- Chuathbaluk, AK — 23
- Cold Bay, AK — 23
- Cordova, AK — 23
- Crooked Creek, AK — 23
- Delta Junction, AK — 23
- Dillingham, AK — 23
- Diomede, AK — 23
- Eek, AK — 23
- Ekuk, AK — 23
Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Alaska, 2026-Q4, staging.joyproject.com/states/ak
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