REACHING ALEXANDRIA, CALHOUN, 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	524 Allen Ln	GIS Latitude	33.764520	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-85.904300	
Zip Code	36250	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	North Central Region	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	Calhoun			

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	0-3 MILES	3-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	
2010 Population	114,716	5,273	27,184	37,414	
2010 Households	47,276	2,061	11,063	15,546	
2010 Group Quarters	2,796	22	101	2,312	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 690 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	690	33.5%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	395	19.17%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	344	16.7%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Urban Optimists segment. Approximately 361 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Urban Optimists
(69.07% unreached)	A portrait of middle-class diversity containing middle-aged couples and families living in older suburban homes, duplexes and apartments located in coastal states	361	17.52%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	292	14.17%	
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	212	10.29%	

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	31,200	66%	1,348	65.38%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	8,027	16.98%	308	14.95%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	4,545	9.61%	226	10.99%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	18,903	39.98%	813	39.44%	

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	11,591	25%	514	25%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	4,485	9%	199	10%	
# 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	1,786	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,740	84%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,628	79%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,528	74%	
Listening To Music	1,409	68%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,395	68%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	1,366	66%	

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