REACHING SPRINGVILLE, ST. CLAIR, 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	150 Walker Dr	GIS Latitude	33.765100	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-86.480400	
Zip Code	35146	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	North Central Region	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	St Clair 			

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	83,585	5,235	14,644	24,379	
2010 Households	26,839	1,679	4,288	7,992	
2010 Group Quarters	2,104	0	1,424	8	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 558 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	558	33.23%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	454	27.04%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	329	19.59%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Steadfast Conservative segment. Approximately 329 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	329	19.59%	
Prime Middle America
(65.13% unreached)	A mix of young, upper-middle-class couples and families living in both small towns and mid-sized cities working in well paying white-collar and blue-collar jobs	313	18.64%	
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	224	13.34%	

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	16,931	63.08%	1,054	62.78%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	3,799	14.15%	216	12.85%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	2,850	10.62%	189	11.25%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	10,304	38.39%	649	38.68%	

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	4,659	17%	294	18%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	5,249	20%	331	20%	
# 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	1,481	88%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,439	86%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,354	81%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,260	75%	
Listening To Music	1,136	68%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	1,131	67%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,125	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)