Churches & volunteer opportunities in Maine
491 churches and ministries in 94 cities across Maine are listed on JoyProject. Pick your city to find a church near you and ways to serve.
Largest cities in Maine
- Churches in Portland, ME (33 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Bangor, ME (15 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Auburn, ME (14 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Brunswick, ME (14 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Gorham, ME (12 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Lewiston, ME (12 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Rockland, ME (10 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Augusta, ME (9 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Waterville, ME (9 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Kennebunk, ME (8 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Bar Harbor, ME (7 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Farmington, ME (7 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Sanford, ME (7 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Scarborough, ME (7 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Skowhegan, ME (7 churches & ministries)
- Churches in South Portland, ME (7 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Waldoboro, ME (7 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Biddeford, ME (6 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Brewer, ME (6 churches & ministries)
- Churches in Calais, ME (6 churches & ministries)
All cities in Maine
- Alfred, ME
- Aroostook County, ME
- Arundel, ME
- Auburn, ME
- Augusta, ME
- Bangor, ME
- Bar Harbor, ME
- Bath, ME
- Belfast, ME
- Bethel, ME
- Biddeford, ME
- Boothbay, ME
- Bowdoinham, ME
- Brewer, ME
- Brooklin, ME
- Brunswick, ME
- Buckfield, ME
- Bucksport, ME
- Buxton, ME
- Calais, ME
- Cape Elizabeth, ME
- Deer Isle, ME
- Dover-Foxcroft, ME
- Easton, ME
- Eliot, ME
- Ellsworth, ME
- Eustis, ME
- Farmingdale, ME
- Farmington, ME
- Fort Fairfield, ME
- Freeport, ME
- Gardiner, ME
- Gorham, ME
- Gray, ME
- Greene, ME
- Hampden, ME
- Harpswell, ME
- Harrington, ME
- Houlton, ME
- Islesboro, ME
- Jefferson, ME
- Kennebunk, ME
- Kittery, ME
- Levant, ME
- Lewiston, ME
- Limestone, ME
- Lincoln, ME
- Lisbon, ME
- Littleton, ME
- Machias, ME
- Madawaska, ME
- Madison, ME
- Mapleton, ME
- Mars Hill, ME
- Mechanic Falls, ME
- Mount Desert, ME
- Norway, ME
- Old Orchard Beach, ME
- Old Town, ME
- Paris, ME
- Phippsburg, ME
- Pittsfield, ME
- Poland, ME
- Portland, ME
- Presque Isle, ME
- Rangeley, ME
- Richmond, ME
- Rockland, ME
- Rumford, ME
- Saco, ME
- Sanford, ME
- Scarborough, ME
- Sebago, ME
- Sedgwick, ME
- Skowhegan, ME
- South Berwick, ME
- South Portland, ME
- St. George, ME
- Standish, ME
- Sullivan, ME
- Thomaston, ME
- Topsham, ME
- Tremont, ME
- Waldoboro, ME
- Waterboro, ME
- Waterville, ME
- Wells, ME
- Westbrook, ME
- Whitefield, ME
- Windham, ME
- Wiscasset, ME
- Woolwich, ME
- Yarmouth, ME
- York, ME
City Score: Maine
Maine scores 51 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score. Condition 51 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.
The condition of Maine
- What Maine is up against: 30 out of 100 — Better than 79% of states, up 4 points
- Where grace is growing: 13 out of 100 — Better than 3% of states
- Marriage & family: 60 out of 100 — Better than 68% of states, up 8 points
- Christian liberty: 60 out of 100 — Better than 65% of states, up 22 points
What affected it
- This quarter: Anti-Christian hate crimes up 89 percentile points (Christian liberty)
- This quarter: Divorces up 35 percentile points (Marriage & family)
- This quarter: Marriages down 15 percentile points (Marriage & family)
Sources
- Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Maine · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Maine · 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 · Maine (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 · Maine · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Maine · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Maine (16 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 · Maine · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Maine · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Maine · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Maine · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Maine · 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 · Maine · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Maine · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Maine · fetched Oct 28, 2026
- Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Maine · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Cities in Maine by status
- 292 cities without a status yet
Highest City Scores in Maine
- Amity, ME — 57
- Blaine, ME — 57
- Boothbay Harbor, ME — 55
- Bremen, ME — 55
- Hope, ME — 54
- Thomaston, ME — 54
- Abbot, ME — 51
- Acton, ME — 51
- Addison, ME — 51
- Alfred, ME — 51
- Alna, ME — 51
- Andover, ME — 51
- Appleton, ME — 51
- Aroostook County, ME — 51
- Arundel, ME — 51
- Ashland, ME — 51
- Auburn, ME — 51
- Augusta, ME — 51
- Baileyville, ME — 51
- Baldwin, ME — 51
- Bangor, ME — 51
- Bar Harbor, ME — 51
- Bath, ME — 51
- Belfast, ME — 51
- Belgrade, ME — 51
Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Maine, 2026-Q4, staging.joyproject.com/states/me
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