REACHING CRANE HILL, CULLMAN, 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	2-98 County Road 925	GIS Latitude	34.039580	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-87.082880	
Zip Code	35053	Sitescape Category	Countryscape	
State Region	Northern Region	Sitescape Group	Distant Settlements	
Association	West Cullman 			

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	0-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	10-15 MILES	
2010 Population	82,365	8,272	9,660	26,416	
2010 Households	31,309	3,228	3,682	9,958	
2010 Group Quarters	998	1	30	30	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is rural, agri. & mining families. Approximately 1774 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-7 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	1,774	54.97%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	595	18.44%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	421	13.05%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Hinterland Fam. segment. Approximately 802 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Hinterland Fam.
(41.08% unreached)	Blue-collar, middle-aged families and couples settled in isolated towns and villages throughout the South 	802	24.85%	
Hardy Rural Fam.
(60.86% unreached)	Predominantly middle-class, older Americans living rustic lifestyles in older single-family houses and mobile homes located in tiny towns and isolated villages 	569	17.63%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	386	11.96%	

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	18,586	59.36%	1,914	59.31%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	3,627	11.59%	370	11.45%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	2,907	9.28%	349	10.8%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	12,054	38.5%	1,196	37.06%	

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	9,174	29%	157	27%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	3,549	11%	61	10%	
# 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	2,816	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,687	83%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,416	75%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,381	74%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	2,140	66%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	2,139	66%	
Listening To Music	2,093	65%	

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)