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	1916 County Road 735	GIS Latitude	34.165690	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-86.731580	
Zip Code	35055	Sitescape Category	Countryscape	
State Region	Northern Region	Sitescape Group	Fringe Settlements	
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	0-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	10-15 MILES	
2010 Population	82,365	26,964	25,157	31,449	
2010 Households	31,309	10,257	9,678	11,285	
2010 Group Quarters	998	622	354	68	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 3395 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	3,395	33.11%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	3,037	29.62%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	2,211	21.56%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Urban Commuter Fam. segment. Approximately 747 households within the 0-7 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	747	7.28%	
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 	353	3.44%	
Grass-Roots Living
(69.62% unreached)	Less educated, racially diverse mix of middle-aged couples, families and singles living in lower-middle-class rural villages and aging industrial towns throughout the Midwest and South 	311	3.03%	

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%	6,214	60.58%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	3,627	11.59%	1,197	11.67%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	2,907	9.28%	980	9.55%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	12,054	38.5%	4,038	39.37%	

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%	414	33%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	3,549	11%	160	13%	
# 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	8,977	88%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	8,564	83%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	7,694	75%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	7,559	74%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	6,904	67%	
Listening To Music	6,773	66%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	6,686	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)