REACHING NASHVILLE, NASH, 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	513 Golfers Ln	GIS Latitude	35.960030	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-77.954620	
Zip Code	27856	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Region 2:  Central Coast	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	95,524	8,893	31,130	45,291	
2010 Households	37,473	3,362	12,119	18,479	
2010 Group Quarters	2,229	364	1,039	386	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 925 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	925	27.51%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	839	24.96%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	600	17.85%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Minority Metro Communities segment. Approximately 839 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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 	839	24.96%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	830	24.69%	
Urban Commuter Fam.
(67.14% unreached)	Upscale, college educated Baby Boomer families and couples living in comfortable, single detached homes in city neighborhoods on the metropolitan fringe	468	13.92%	

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	25,554	68.19%	2,303	68.5%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	7,711	20.58%	651	19.35%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	3,159	8.43%	320	9.51%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	14,930	39.84%	1,334	39.69%	

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	5,605	15%	498	15%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	6,314	17%	561	17%	
# 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	2,927	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,796	83%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,591	77%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,431	72%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	2,306	69%	
Listening To Music	2,259	67%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	2,172	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)