MissionSite DIGEST – Seeing Concentrations of People in Need of Christ

REACHING DETROIT, WAYNE, MI
This location has been identified as one of the top areas in Michigan 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 | 12895 Chapel St | GIS Latitude | 42.382550
Subdivision | | GIS Longitude | -83.252800
Zip Code | 48223 | Sitescape Category | Cityscape
State Region | Region Five | Sitescape Group | Small Cities
Association | Greater Detroit | |

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 | 0-0.5 MILES | 0.5-1.5 MILES | 1.5-3 MILES
2010 Population | 1,898,563 | 1,992 | 25,104 | 112,172
2010 Households | 699,322 | 816 | 8,462 | 40,030
2010 Group Quarters | 32,766 | 11 | 207 | 402

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is high density, inner-city neighborhoods. Approximately 612 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY | 0-0.5 MI BAND | HHLDS | PERCENT
Urban Communities | High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods | 612 | 74.91%
Aspiring Communities | Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing | 148 | 18.12%
Mainstay Communities | Established, Diverse Households | 42 | 5.14%

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Struggling city Centers segment. Approximately 530 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE | DESCRIPTOR | HHLDS | PERCENT

Struggling city Centers
(67.80% unreached)

Young, single and single-parent minority renters living in very low-income city neighborhoods throughout the South

530

64.95%

Minority Metro Communities
(74.06% unreached)

Concentrated in inner-ring suburbs, these married couples and single-parent minorities earn above-average incomes from a mix of service industry and white-collar jobs in transportation, health care, education and public administration

148

18.14%

Af. Amer. Neighborhoods
(69.94% unreached)

Young, working-class minority city dwellers and single-parent families with low educational levels living in older homes and low-rise apartments

82

10.05%

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 | 489,789 | 70.04% | 564 | 69.08%
Religious but NOT Evangelical | 152,338 | 21.78% | 230 | 28.24%
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical | 56,789 | 8.12% | 15 | 1.8%
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested | 286,981 | 41.04% | 348 | 42.68%

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 | 78,825 | 11% | 5,424 | 11%
Inactive Evangelical HHlds | 130,709 | 19% | 8,995 | 18%
# New Churches Needed | 350 | 25

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 | 722 | 88%
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any | 590 | 72%
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment | 538 | 66%
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months | 529 | 65%
Listening To Music | 526 | 64%
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use | 519 | 64%
Home Personal Computer-HH Own | 500 | 61%

This mission site is located in the Region Five of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan.  For more information about this need, contact the regional Church Planting Strategist:  convention office (info@bscm.org)

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