REACHING DOTHAN, HOUSTON, 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	2022 Johnny Murphy Rd	GIS Latitude	31.112370	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-85.448180	
Zip Code	36301	Sitescape Category	Countryscape	
State Region	Southeastern Region	Sitescape Group	Fringe Settlements	
Association	Columbia 			

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	101,431	27,110	49,436	39,758	
2010 Households	37,140	9,960	18,694	14,809	
2010 Group Quarters	1,147	0	936	505	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 2454 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-7 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	2,454	24.64%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	2,371	23.81%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	1,942	19.5%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the 2nd City Homebodies segment. Approximately 830 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
2nd City Homebodies
(70.94% unreached)	Financially conservative, dual working, middle-aged couples and families living in small, satellite cities along the East and West coasts	830	8.33%	
Small Town Connections
(58.04% unreached)	Relatively young high-school educated couples and single households living in older houses and mobile homes earning lower-middle-class incomes 	784	7.87%	
Rural Southern Living
(58.60% unreached)	Low income, blue-collar couples and families scattered in sparsely settled mobile home communities across the South	679	6.82%	

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	25,086	67.54%	6,489	65.15%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	7,069	19.03%	1,456	14.62%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	3,394	9.14%	1,095	11%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	14,827	39.92%	3,943	39.58%	

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	9,069	24%	302	26%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	2,985	8%	100	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	8,617	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	8,291	83%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	7,694	77%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	7,323	74%	
Listening To Music	6,714	67%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	6,657	67%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	6,430	65%	

This mission site is located in the Southeastern 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)