REACHING TUSCUMBIA, COLBERT, 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	118-198 Oak Dr	GIS Latitude	34.726430	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-87.685090	
Zip Code	35674	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Northern Region	Sitescape Group	Medium Towns	
Association	Colbert-Lauderdale 			

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	54,655	24,659	29,878	28,887	
2010 Households	23,078	10,752	12,799	11,998	
2010 Group Quarters	592	512	1,634	526	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 3551 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	3,551	33.03%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	1,964	18.27%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	1,906	17.73%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Small Town Success segment. Approximately 923 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Small Town Success
(69.25% unreached)	White-collar, college educated, middle-aged working couples living in newly developed subdivisions outside the nation's beltways	923	8.58%	
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	680	6.32%	
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	462	4.3%	

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	14,918	64.64%	7,318	68.06%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	3,721	16.12%	2,005	18.65%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	2,158	9.35%	1,011	9.4%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	9,124	39.54%	4,376	40.7%	

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	6,906	30%	2,907	27%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	1,253	5%	527	5%	
# 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	9,337	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	8,819	82%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	8,115	75%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	7,731	72%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	7,333	68%	
Listening To Music	7,222	67%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	6,965	65%	

This mission site is located in the Northern 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)