REACHING WEST BLOCTON, BIBB, AL
This location has been identified as one of the top areas in Alabama in need of new churches.  This report has been written to assist you in gaining an understanding of where God has gathered concentrations of people in need of Him in order that your church can focus your efforts and resources where He is at work and the need is greatest.  May this report assist your church in hearing God’s invitation to join Him where He is calling.

During the night a vision appeared to Paul: a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, "Cross over to Macedonia and help us!"  After he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to evangelize them.  Acts 10:9-10

LOCATION SUMMARY
The table below identifies the center of the smallest ring in the map above.  The location data provides various types of identification to better describe the location.  The GIS data can be used to map the location in Google maps or Google Earth.

Central Street Address	State Highway 5	GIS Latitude	33.147400	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-87.140820	
Zip Code	35184	Sitescape Category	Countryscape	
State Region	South Central Region	Sitescape Group	Distant Settlements	
Association	Bibb 			

POPULATION & HOUSEHOLD BAND COMPOSITION
Below are listed the total number of people and the total number of households corresponding to each of the 3 bands indicated on the map.

CATEGORY	COUNTY	0-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	10-15 MILES	
2010 Population	21,638	11,117	8,194	28,752	
2010 Households	7,776	4,182	3,007	10,338	
2010 Group Quarters	1,302	19	2	1,655	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is rural, agri. & mining families. Approximately 2126 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-7 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	2,126	50.84%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	1,236	29.56%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	327	7.82%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Family Convenience segment. Approximately 958 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Family Convenience
(63.76% unreached)	Sprawling families living in remote towns and military bases containing dual-income couples working at skilled blue-collar jobs in manufacturing and construction as well as in the military	958	22.91%	
Rural Southern Living
(58.60% unreached)	Low income, blue-collar couples and families scattered in sparsely settled mobile home communities across the South	407	9.73%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	308	7.36%	

EVANGELSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The numbers in this segment communicate the most compelling reasons why this community needs churches and believers to intercede in missional prayer and activity.  This community needs eternal transformation that only comes by way of the gospel and the working of the Holy Spirit.

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY HHLDS	COUNTY %	BAND HHLDS	BAND %	
Unreached	4,719	60.69%	2,389	57.13%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	1,330	17.1%	445	10.63%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	479	6.16%	374	8.95%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	2,972	38.22%	1,576	37.67%	

CHURCHSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The indicators below reveal a snapshot of the extent of evangelical presence in the focus community.  The last item in this section reveals how many churches are needed in order to have a minimum of one church for every 2000 hhlds (4000 –5000 people).

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY	COUNTY %	3 MI RING	RING %	
Active Evangelical HHlds	2,492	32%	472	38%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	565	7%	107	9%	
# New Churches Needed	0	0	

MISSIONSCAPE: CULTURAL BRIDGES
Cultural bridges are those characteristics that could be used to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group. Various activities, interests, or opinions represented among the consumer behavior characteristics of the lifestyle group offer ways for believers to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group and through that relationship impact them for Christ.

CULTURAL BRIDGE	#HHlds	%HHlds	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	3,742	89%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	3,503	84%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	3,182	76%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	3,096	74%	
Listening To Music	2,786	67%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	2,778	66%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	2,768	66%	

This mission site is located in the South Central Region of the Alabama State Board of Missions.  For more information about this need, contact the regional Church Planting Strategist:  Otis Corbitt (ocorbitt@alsbom.org)