Churches & volunteer opportunities in Vermont

148 churches and ministries in 31 cities across Vermont are listed on JoyProject. Pick your city to find a church near you and ways to serve.

Largest cities in Vermont

Churches in Burlington, VT (12 churches & ministries)
Churches in Rutland, VT (9 churches & ministries)
Churches in Brattleboro, VT (8 churches & ministries)
Churches in Springfield, VT (8 churches & ministries)
Churches in Bennington, VT (7 churches & ministries)
Churches in Essex Junction, VT (7 churches & ministries)
Churches in Hartford, VT (7 churches & ministries)
Churches in Northfield, VT (6 churches & ministries)
Churches in Saint Albans City, VT (6 churches & ministries)
Churches in Saint Johnsbury, VT (5 churches & ministries)
Churches in Winooski, VT (5 churches & ministries)
Churches in Bristol, VT (4 churches & ministries)
Churches in Irasburg, VT (4 churches & ministries)
Churches in Middlebury, VT (4 churches & ministries)
Churches in Montpelier, VT (4 churches & ministries)
Churches in South Burlington, VT (4 churches & ministries)
Churches in Stowe, VT (4 churches & ministries)
Churches in Vergennes, VT (4 churches & ministries)
Churches in West Rutland, VT (4 churches & ministries)
Churches in Barton, VT (3 churches & ministries)

All cities in Vermont

City Score: Vermont

Vermont scores 39 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score. Condition 39 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Vermont

What Vermont is up against: 48 out of 100 — Better than 51% of states
Where grace is growing: 22 out of 100 — Better than 7% of states
Marriage & family: 50 out of 100 — Better than 54% of states, down 2 points
Christian liberty: 31 out of 100 — Better than 27% of states, down 4 points

What affected it

This quarter: Divorces up 25 percentile points (Marriage & family)
This quarter: Adults 25-44 married down 14 percentile points (Marriage & family)
This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 6 percentile points (Christian liberty)

Sources

Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Vermont · 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 · Vermont (6 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 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Vermont (14 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 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Vermont · 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 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026

Cities in Vermont by status

147 cities without a status yet

Highest City Scores in Vermont

South Burlington, VT — 47
Addison, VT — 39
Alburgh, VT — 39
Andover, VT — 39
Arlington, VT — 39
Athens, VT — 39
Bakersfield, VT — 39
Barnard, VT — 39
Barre Town, VT — 39
Barre, VT — 39
Barton, VT — 39
Belvidere, VT — 39
Bennington, VT — 39
Bethel, VT — 39
Bradford, VT — 39
Braintree, VT — 39
Brandon, VT — 39
Brattleboro, VT — 39
Bridgewater, VT — 39
Bridport, VT — 39
Brighton, VT — 39
Bristol, VT — 39
Brookline, VT — 39
Burke, VT — 39
Burlington, VT — 39

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

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