REACHING TRINITY, LAWRENCE, 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	2376-2626 County Road 316	GIS Latitude	34.544010	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-87.150720	
Zip Code	35673	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Northern Region	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	Muscle Shoals 			

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	34,083	5,521	17,057	45,331	
2010 Households	13,702	2,110	6,574	18,021	
2010 Group Quarters	231	0	32	803	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is rural, agri. & mining families. Approximately 906 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	906	42.96%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	645	30.58%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	299	14.18%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Small Town Connections segment. Approximately 798 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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 	798	37.82%	
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	548	25.97%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	272	12.89%	

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	8,107	59.17%	1,194	56.57%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	1,922	14.03%	207	9.79%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	982	7.17%	183	8.68%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	5,290	38.6%	809	38.36%	

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	3,332	24%	545	26%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	2,262	17%	370	18%	
# 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	1,886	89%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,772	84%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,587	75%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,576	75%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	1,405	67%	
Listening To Music	1,394	66%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,393	66%	

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)