REACHING BIRMINGHAM, JEFFERSON, 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	2350 Galleria Cir	GIS Latitude	33.378060	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-86.810740	
Zip Code	35244	Sitescape Category	Suburbscape	
State Region	North Central Region	Sitescape Group	Medium Suburbs	
Association	Birmingham			

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	0-1.5 MILES	1.5-3 MILES	3-7 MILES	
2010 Population	666,792	18,657	36,571	129,310	
2010 Households	269,609	8,499	15,441	51,966	
2010 Group Quarters	16,816	212	323	2,285	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is young singles / aspiring-multihousing. Approximately 5520 households within the 0-1.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-1.5 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	5,520	64.95%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	2,480	29.18%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	328	3.86%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Urban Commuter Fam. segment. Approximately 940 households within the 0-1.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Urban Commuter Fam.
(67.14% unreached)	Upscale, college educated Baby Boomer families and couples living in comfortable, single detached homes in city neighborhoods on the metropolitan fringe	940	11.06%	
Small Town Success
(69.25% unreached)	White-collar, college educated, middle-aged working couples living in newly developed subdivisions outside the nation's beltways	708	8.33%	
Status Conscious Consumers
(70.14% unreached)	Middle-aged Baby Boomer households living in suburban neighborhoods within a manageable commute to well-paying city jobs	391	4.6%	

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	188,839	70.04%	6,187	72.8%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	59,062	21.91%	1,170	13.76%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	23,159	8.59%	1,247	14.67%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	108,094	40.09%	3,770	44.36%	

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	60,770	23%	5,178	22%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	20,000	7%	1,704	7%	
# New Churches Needed	0	5	

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	6,978	82%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	6,870	81%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	6,765	80%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	6,258	74%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	6,223	73%	
Listening To Music	5,938	70%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	5,718	67%	

This mission site is located in the North 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)