Churches & volunteer opportunities in Arizona

1,006 churches and ministries in 54 cities across Arizona are listed on JoyProject. Pick your city to find a church near you and ways to serve.

Largest cities in Arizona

Churches in Phoenix, AZ (317 churches & ministries)
Churches in Mesa, AZ (123 churches & ministries)
Churches in Tucson, AZ (80 churches & ministries)
Churches in Chandler, AZ (43 churches & ministries)
Churches in Gilbert, AZ (35 churches & ministries)
Churches in Glendale, AZ (35 churches & ministries)
Churches in Scottsdale, AZ (25 churches & ministries)
Churches in Tempe, AZ (25 churches & ministries)
Churches in Peoria, AZ (24 churches & ministries)
Churches in Apache Junction, AZ (21 churches & ministries)
Churches in Safford, AZ (18 churches & ministries)
Churches in Sierra Vista, AZ (17 churches & ministries)
Churches in Flagstaff, AZ (15 churches & ministries)
Churches in Yuma, AZ (15 churches & ministries)
Churches in Surprise, AZ (11 churches & ministries)
Churches in Casa Grande, AZ (9 churches & ministries)
Churches in Globe, AZ (9 churches & ministries)
Churches in Kingman, AZ (9 churches & ministries)
Churches in Prescott, AZ (9 churches & ministries)
Churches in Sun City, AZ (8 churches & ministries)

All cities in Arizona

City Score: Arizona

Arizona scores 37 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score. Condition 37 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Arizona

What Arizona is up against: 77 out of 100 — Better than 16% of states, down 7 points
Where grace is growing: 35 out of 100 — Better than 28% of states
Marriage & family: 29 out of 100 — Better than 18% of states, up 2 points
Christian liberty: 61 out of 100 — Better than 67% of states, down 1 points

What affected it

This quarter: Drug overdose deaths down 30 percentile points (What Arizona is up against)
This quarter: Divorces up 17 percentile points (Marriage & family)
This quarter: Property crime up 10 percentile points (What Arizona is up against)

Sources

Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Arizona · 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 · Arizona (10 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 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Arizona (15 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 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Arizona · 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 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Arizona · fetched Oct 28, 2026

Cities in Arizona by status

142 cities without a status yet

Highest City Scores in Arizona

Sahuarita, AZ — 38
Aguila, AZ — 37
Ajo, AZ — 37
Ali Molina, AZ — 37
Alpine, AZ — 37
Anegam, AZ — 37
Anthem, AZ — 37
Apache Junction, AZ — 37
Arivaca, AZ — 37
Arizona City, AZ — 37
Avondale, AZ — 37
Benson, AZ — 37
Bisbee, AZ — 37
Black Canyon City, AZ — 37
Blue Gap, AZ — 37
Bouse, AZ — 37
Bowie, AZ — 37
Buckeye, AZ — 37
Bullhead City, AZ — 37
Camp Verde, AZ — 37
Carefree, AZ — 37
Casa Blanca, AZ — 37
Casa Grande, AZ — 37
Cave Creek, AZ — 37
Chandler, AZ — 37

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Arizona, 2026-Q4, staging.joyproject.com/states/az. Methodology.

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