REACHING DEATSVILLE, ELMORE, 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	69 Shelton Pl	GIS Latitude	32.640690	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-86.316020	
Zip Code	36022	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	South Central Region	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	Elmore			

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	80,119	4,121	14,496	26,450	
2010 Households	25,821	1,517	3,619	8,537	
2010 Group Quarters	5,864	0	3,879	1,771	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 531 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	531	35.03%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	485	31.99%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	227	14.97%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Rural Southern Living segment. Approximately 218 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Rural Southern Living
(58.60% unreached)	Low income, blue-collar couples and families scattered in sparsely settled mobile home communities across the South	218	14.37%	
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	214	14.11%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	156	10.28%	

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	17,212	66.66%	996	65.68%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	4,435	17.18%	218	14.35%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	2,678	10.37%	194	12.77%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	10,152	39.32%	586	38.65%	

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	5,128	20%	310	20%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	3,481	13%	210	14%	
# 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	1,313	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,291	85%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,231	81%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,140	75%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,054	69%	
Listening To Music	1,047	69%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	1,023	67%	

This mission site is located in the South Central 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)