REACHING FAYETTE, FAYETTE, 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	451-465 3rd Ave NW	GIS Latitude	33.689650	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-87.834440	
Zip Code	35555	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	North Central Region	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	Fayette  			

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	17,288	4,962	3,107	2,410	
2010 Households	7,794	2,332	1,374	1,109	
2010 Group Quarters	340	310	13	1	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 1091 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	1,091	46.72%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	401	17.17%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	395	16.92%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Minority Metro Communities segment. Approximately 401 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Minority Metro Communities
(74.06% unreached)	Concentrated in inner-ring suburbs, these married couples and single-parent minorities earn above-average incomes from a mix of service industry and white-collar jobs in transportation, health care, education and public administration 	401	17.2%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	362	15.52%	
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 	342	14.67%	

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	4,634	59.46%	1,555	66.67%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	1,022	13.11%	396	16.97%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	668	8.57%	227	9.72%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	2,954	37.9%	935	40.1%	

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	2,675	34%	660	28%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	485	6%	119	5%	
# 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	2,024	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,904	82%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,677	72%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,673	72%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,646	71%	
Listening To Music	1,521	65%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	1,486	64%	

This mission site is located in the North 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)