REACHING ARAB, MARSHALL, 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	816 10th Cir NE	GIS Latitude	34.329300	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-86.480860	
Zip Code	35016	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Northern Region	Sitescape Group	Medium Towns	
Association	Marshall			

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	91,613	10,733	12,747	13,821	
2010 Households	33,188	4,065	4,631	5,057	
2010 Group Quarters	972	109	8	189	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 1466 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	1,466	36.05%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	979	24.07%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	691	16.99%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Urban Commuter Fam. segment. Approximately 594 households within the 0-3 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	594	14.61%	
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	376	9.25%	
Small Town Connections
(58.04% unreached)	Relatively young high-school educated couples and single households living in older houses and mobile homes earning lower-middle-class incomes 	314	7.72%	

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	21,099	63.57%	2,661	65.45%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	4,500	13.56%	584	14.37%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	3,459	10.42%	452	11.11%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	13,150	39.62%	1,625	39.97%	

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	7,580	23%	882	22%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	4,510	14%	524	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	3,518	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	3,418	84%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	3,222	79%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,976	73%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	2,752	68%	
Listening To Music	2,729	67%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	2,622	65%	

This mission site is located in the Northern 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)