Churches & volunteer opportunities in Delaware
132 churches and ministries in 13 cities across Delaware are listed on JoyProject. Pick your city to find a church near you and ways to serve.
Largest cities in Delaware
- Churches in Wilmington, DE (43 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Newark, DE (24 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Seaford, DE (14 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Dover, DE (13 churches & ministries)
- Churches in New Castle, DE (8 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Lewes, DE (5 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Millsboro, DE (5 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Hockessin, DE (4 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Middletown, DE (4 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Bear, DE (3 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Camden, DE (3 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Laurel, DE (3 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Milford, DE (3 churches & ministries)
City Score: Delaware
Delaware 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 Delaware
- What Delaware is up against: 72 out of 100 — Better than 25% of states, down 1 points
- Where grace is growing: 28 out of 100 — Better than 17% of states
- Marriage & family: 22 out of 100 — Better than 13% of states
- Christian liberty: 69 out of 100 — Better than 77% of states, down 5 points
What affected it
- This quarter: Marriages down 15 percentile points (Marriage & family)
- This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 8 percentile points (Christian liberty)
- This quarter: Violent crime down 3 percentile points (What Delaware is up against)
Sources
- Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Delaware · 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 · Delaware (3 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 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Delaware (3 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 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Delaware · 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 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Delaware · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Cities in Delaware by status
- 29 cities without a status yet
Highest City Scores in Delaware
- Camden, DE — 45
- Hockessin, DE — 43
- Bear, DE — 37
- Bridgeville, DE — 37
- Claymont, DE — 37
- Clayton, DE — 37
- Dagsboro, DE — 37
- Dover, DE — 37
- Ellendale, DE — 37
- Felton, DE — 37
- Georgetown, DE — 37
- Greenwood, DE — 37
- Harbeson, DE — 37
- Harrington, DE — 37
- Hartly, DE — 37
- Houston, DE — 37
- Laurel, DE — 37
- Lewes, DE — 37
- Middletown, DE — 37
- Milford, DE — 37
- Millsboro, DE — 37
- Milton, DE — 37
- New Castle, DE — 37
- Newark, DE — 37
- Seaford, DE — 37
Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Delaware, 2026-Q4, staging.joyproject.com/states/de
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