REACHING TARBORO, EDGECOMBE, 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	200 Creek St	GIS Latitude	35.906970	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-77.553190	
Zip Code	27886	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Region 2:  Central Coast	Sitescape Group	Medium 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	51,610	11,721	6,442	7,299	
2010 Households	22,116	5,200	2,706	3,130	
2010 Group Quarters	1,400	570	158	0	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is young singles / aspiring-multihousing. Approximately 2363 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	2,363	45.44%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	1,496	28.77%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	733	14.1%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Steadfast Conservative segment. Approximately 577 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  	577	11.1%	
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 	329	6.33%	
Comfy Country Living
(61.13% unreached)	Older, empty-nesting college-educated couples and retirees reside in quiet small-town communities	222	4.27%	

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	15,329	69.31%	3,664	70.46%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	5,856	26.48%	1,343	25.84%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	1,144	5.17%	318	6.11%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	8,640	39.07%	2,068	39.76%	

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	5,532	25%	1,252	24%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	1,255	6%	284	5%	
# 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	4,551	88%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	4,133	79%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	3,641	70%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	3,606	69%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	3,601	69%	
Listening To Music	3,450	66%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	3,374	65%	

This mission site is located in the Region 2:  Central Coast of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.  For more information about this need, contact:  Shirley Sells (ssells@ncbaptist.org)