Churches & volunteer opportunities in New Mexico

Largest cities in New Mexico

• Churches in Albuquerque, NM (118 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Las Cruces, NM (75 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Santa Fe, NM (45 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Farmington, NM (29 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Roswell, NM (29 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Hobbs, NM (27 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Artesia, NM (18 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Aztec, NM (15 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Deming, NM (15 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Rio Rancho, NM (15 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Truth or Consequences, NM (15 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Lovington, NM (14 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Silver City, NM (14 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Tucumcari, NM (14 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Española, NM (13 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Gallup, NM (13 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Belen, NM (12 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Las Vegas, NM (12 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Los Lunas, NM (12 churches & ministries)
• Churches in Los Alamos, NM (11 churches & ministries)

All cities in New Mexico

• Abiquiu, NM
• Alamogordo, NM
• Albuquerque, NM
• Animas, NM
• Anthony, NM
• Arrey, NM
• Artesia, NM
• Aztec, NM
• Belen, NM
• Bernalillo, NM
• Bloomfield, NM
• Bosque, NM
• Bosque Farms, NM
• Capitan, NM
• Carlsbad, NM
• Cebolla, NM
• Cedar Crest, NM
• Chama, NM
• Chimayo, NM
• Cimarron, NM
• Clayton, NM
• Cleveland, NM
• Cloudcroft, NM
• Clovis, NM
• Columbus, NM
• Corrales, NM
• Cuba, NM
• Deming, NM
• Dexter, NM
• Dulce, NM
• Eagle Nest, NM
• Edgewood, NM
• El Prado, NM
• Española, NM
• Estancia, NM
• Farmington, NM
• Fort Sumner, NM
• Gallup, NM
• Hagerman, NM
• Hatch, NM
• Hernandez, NM
• Hobbs, NM
• Hurley, NM
• Jal, NM
• Jemez Pueblo, NM
• Kirtland, NM
• La Luz, NM
• La Mesa, NM
• Laguna, NM
• Las Cruces, NM
• Las Vegas, NM
• Logan, NM
• Lordsburg, NM
• Los Alamos, NM
• Los Lunas, NM
• Lovington, NM
• Magdalena, NM
• McIntosh, NM
• Mescalero, NM
• Mesquite, NM
• Mimbres, NM
• Mora, NM
• Moriarty, NM
• Mountainair, NM
• Ocate, NM
• Ohkay Owingeh, NM
• Pecos, NM
• Peñasco, NM
• Playas, NM
• Portales, NM
• Quemado, NM
• Questa, NM
• Ramah, NM
• Ranchos De Taos, NM
• Raton, NM
• Red River, NM
• Ribera, NM
• Rio Communities, NM
• Rio Rancho, NM
• Rociada, NM
• Roswell, NM
• Roy, NM
• Ruidoso, NM
• Ruidoso Downs, NM
• San Jon, NM
• Sandia Park, NM
• Santa Clara, NM
• Santa Fe, NM
• Santa Rosa, NM
• Sapello, NM
• Shiprock, NM
• Silver City, NM
• Socorro, NM
• Taos, NM
• Tatum, NM
• Thoreau, NM
• Tierra Amarilla, NM
• Tijeras, NM
• Torreon, NM
• Truchas, NM
• Truth or Consequences, NM
• Tucumcari, NM
• Tularosa, NM
• Vado, NM
• Vanderwagen, NM
• White Rock, NM
• Zuni, NM

City Score: New Mexico

New Mexico scores 26 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score. Condition 26 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of New Mexico

• What New Mexico is up against: 96 out of 100 — Better than 4% of states, down 2 points
• Where grace is growing: 49 out of 100 — Better than 51% of states
• Marriage & family: 9 out of 100 — Better than 3% of states, down 3 points
• Christian liberty: 42 out of 100 — Better than 37% of states, down 7 points

What affected it

• This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 11 percentile points (Christian liberty)
• This quarter: Cohabiting households down 10 percentile points (Marriage & family)
• This quarter: Property crime down 6 percentile points (What New Mexico is up against)

Sources

1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New Mexico · fetched Oct 28, 2026
2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New Mexico · fetched Oct 28, 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 · New Mexico (9 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · New Mexico · fetched Oct 28, 2026
12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · New Mexico · fetched Oct 28, 2026
13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · New Mexico (33 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
18. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Mexico · fetched Oct 28, 2026
19. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Mexico · fetched Oct 28, 2026
20. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Mexico · fetched Oct 28, 2026
21. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Mexico · fetched Oct 28, 2026
22. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Mexico · fetched Oct 28, 2026
23. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
24. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New Mexico · fetched Oct 28, 2026
25. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New Mexico · fetched Oct 28, 2026
26. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New Mexico · fetched Oct 28, 2026
27. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New Mexico · fetched Oct 28, 2026

Cities in New Mexico by status

• 269 cities without a status yet

Highest City Scores in New Mexico

1. Los Alamos, NM — 45
2. Sandia Park, NM — 44
3. Mountainair, NM — 36
4. Cuba, NM — 34
5. Alcalde, NM — 29
6. Gallina, NM — 29
7. Abiquiu, NM — 26
8. Acoma Pueblo, NM — 26
9. Alamo, NM — 26
10. Alamogordo, NM — 26
11. Albuquerque, NM — 26
12. Algodones, NM — 26
13. Amalia, NM — 26
14. Ancho, NM — 26
15. Angel Fire, NM — 26
16. Animas, NM — 26
17. Anthony, NM — 26
18. Anton Chico, NM — 26
19. Apache, NM — 26
20. Aragon, NM — 26
21. Arrey, NM — 26
22. Arroyo Hondo, NM — 26
23. Arroyo Seco, NM — 26
24. Artesia, NM — 26
25. Aztec, NM — 26

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

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