REACHING CULLMAN, CULLMAN, 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	100-120 Meadowview Dr NE	GIS Latitude	34.182360	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-86.835160	
Zip Code	35055	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Northern Region	Sitescape Group	Medium Towns	
Association	East Cullman 			

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	82,365	16,086	18,942	18,134	
2010 Households	31,309	6,625	7,025	6,643	
2010 Group Quarters	998	583	24	378	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 3280 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	3,280	49.49%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	1,346	20.31%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	1,274	19.22%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Urban Commuter Fam. segment. Approximately 973 households within the 0-3 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	973	14.69%	
Small Town Endeavors
(67.38% unreached)	A mix of lower income, young and old, singles, families and single parents living in older homes and small apartments in working-class towns 	670	10.11%	
Working Rural Suburbia
(60.31% unreached)	Middle-class empty-nesting couples, middle-aged families and single seniors living in older, industrial towns skilled in blue-collar construction and manufacturing jobs 	435	6.57%	

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	18,586	59.36%	4,450	67.17%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	3,627	11.59%	977	14.74%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	2,907	9.28%	748	11.29%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	12,054	38.5%	2,726	41.15%	

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	9,174	29%	1,571	24%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	3,549	11%	607	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	5,676	86%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	5,520	83%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	5,006	76%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	4,779	72%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	4,637	70%	
Listening To Music	4,458	67%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	4,201	63%	

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)