REACHING SYLVA, JACKSON, NC
This location has been identified as one of the top areas in North Carolina 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	401 Grindstaff Cove Rd	GIS Latitude	35.378650	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-83.224670	
Zip Code	28779	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Region 10:  Southwest	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	

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	37,115	8,199	16,967	10,190	
2010 Households	15,683	3,845	6,518	4,317	
2010 Group Quarters	2,860	164	2,696	67	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 1796 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	1,796	46.71%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	664	17.27%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	561	14.59%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Steadfast Conservative segment. Approximately 776 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  	776	20.18%	
Small Town Endeavors
(67.38% unreached)	A mix of lower income, young and old, singles, families and single parents living in older homes and small apartments in working-class towns 	733	19.06%	
Amer. Great Outdoors
(64.14% unreached)	Older rural couples and retirees scattered in remote communities around the country living on low wage and Social Security in modest homes, small apartment buildings and mobile homes 	402	10.46%	

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	10,164	64.81%	2,537	65.98%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	1,807	11.52%	501	13.03%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	2,216	14.13%	475	12.36%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	6,142	39.16%	1,561	40.6%	

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	2,076	13%	492	13%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	3,443	22%	816	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	3,311	86%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	3,141	82%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,707	70%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,686	70%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	2,676	70%	
Listening To Music	2,521	66%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	2,371	62%	

This mission site is located in the Region 10:  Southwest of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.  For more information about this need, contact:  Shirley Sells (ssells@ncbaptist.org)