REACHING HARVEST, LIMESTONE, 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	27501-27715 Keeton Rd	GIS Latitude	34.784770	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-86.829950	
Zip Code	35749	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Northern Region	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	Limestone 			

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	80,903	11,121	67,063	64,071	
2010 Households	26,695	3,601	22,287	24,761	
2010 Group Quarters	3,024	107	2,334	2,101	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 1728 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	1,728	47.99%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	1,233	34.24%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	447	12.41%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Family Convenience segment. Approximately 657 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Family Convenience
(63.76% unreached)	Sprawling families living in remote towns and military bases containing dual-income couples working at skilled blue-collar jobs in manufacturing and construction as well as in the military	657	18.24%	
New Suburbia Fam.
(67.50% unreached)	Young, affluent working couples with pre-school children concentrated in fast-growing, metro fringe communities	577	16.02%	
Industrious Country Living
(67.97% unreached)	High school educated, upper-middle-class hard-working couples and families found in industrial remote towns and villages across the country 	376	10.44%	

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	17,041	63.84%	2,381	66.12%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	3,709	13.89%	434	12.06%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	2,855	10.69%	505	14.03%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	10,506	39.36%	1,442	40.03%	

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	6,961	26%	880	24%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	2,693	10%	340	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	3,218	89%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	3,174	88%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	3,054	85%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,763	77%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	2,628	73%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	2,580	72%	
Listening To Music	2,529	70%	

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)