REACHING RAINSVILLE, DEKALB, 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	1368-2285 County Road 570	GIS Latitude	34.537630	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-85.845700	
Zip Code	35986	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Northern Region	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	Dekalb 			

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	69,932	4,238	12,979	16,811	
2010 Households	24,946	1,579	4,757	6,281	
2010 Group Quarters	864	0	188	369	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is rural, agri. & mining families. Approximately 1007 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	1,007	63.86%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	346	21.94%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	133	8.43%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Small Town Connections segment. Approximately 912 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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 	912	57.76%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	212	13.43%	
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	70	4.43%	

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	13,793	55.29%	814	51.52%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	2,541	10.19%	136	8.63%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	1,875	7.52%	108	6.86%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	9,387	37.63%	569	36.05%	

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	6,294	25%	431	27%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	4,860	19%	333	21%	
# 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	1,408	89%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,310	83%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,157	73%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,120	71%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	1,019	65%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,014	64%	
Listening To Music	1,008	64%	

This mission site is located in the Northern 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)