REACHING HAZEL GREEN, MADISON, 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	119 Katina Rd	GIS Latitude	34.936780	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-86.590360	
Zip Code	35750	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Northern Region	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	Madison 			

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	334,713	7,728	21,644	34,383	
2010 Households	131,781	2,726	7,937	12,230	
2010 Group Quarters	7,684	26	20	1,212	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 1751 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	1,751	64.19%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	389	14.26%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	309	11.33%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Family Convenience segment. Approximately 484 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	484	17.75%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	361	13.24%	
Rural Southern Living
(58.60% unreached)	Low income, blue-collar couples and families scattered in sparsely settled mobile home communities across the South	242	8.88%	

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	90,812	68.91%	1,773	65.04%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	24,922	18.91%	354	13%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	13,277	10.07%	351	12.88%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	52,881	40.13%	1,067	39.15%	

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	26,971	20%	629	23%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	13,997	11%	326	12%	
# 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	2,443	90%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,389	88%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,285	84%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,057	75%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	1,895	70%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	1,888	69%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	1,879	69%	

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)