REACHING WILSONVILLE, SHELBY, 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	7384-7454 S Main St	GIS Latitude	33.206580	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-86.506970	
Zip Code	35186	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	North Central Region	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	Shelby			

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	197,013	3,487	8,317	10,629	
2010 Households	73,764	1,342	3,185	4,171	
2010 Group Quarters	2,053	5	232	37	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is rural, agri. & mining families. Approximately 559 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	559	41.65%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	337	25.11%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	230	17.14%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Industrious Country Living segment. Approximately 313 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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 	313	23.32%	
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	245	18.26%	
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	219	16.32%	

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	50,280	68.16%	846	63.06%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	10,961	14.86%	142	10.59%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	9,257	12.55%	178	13.28%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	30,115	40.83%	526	39.2%	

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	10,307	14%	218	16%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	13,177	18%	278	21%	
# 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	1,187	88%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,150	86%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,028	77%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,021	76%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	917	68%	
Listening To Music	913	68%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	903	67%	

This mission site is located in the North Central 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)