REACHING RICHLANDS, ONSLOW, 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	202 Grassy Ct	GIS Latitude	34.836130	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-77.564000	
Zip Code	28574	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	177,779	5,845	23,098	37,604	
2010 Households	58,708	2,402	9,215	13,532	
2010 Group Quarters	31,526	0	62	4,668	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is rural, agri. & mining families. Approximately 1368 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	1,368	56.98%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	462	19.24%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	387	16.12%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Family Convenience segment. Approximately 460 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Family Convenience
(63.76% unreached)	Sprawling families living in remote towns and military bases containing dual-income couples working at skilled blue-collar jobs in manufacturing and construction as well as in the military	460	19.15%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	320	13.32%	
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 	156	6.49%	

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	38,600	65.75%	1,492	62.13%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	9,399	16.01%	341	14.21%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	5,946	10.13%	273	11.38%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	23,790	40.52%	878	36.55%	

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	5,673	10%	256	11%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	14,435	25%	652	27%	
# 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	2,101	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,039	85%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,006	84%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,821	76%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,683	70%	
Listening To Music	1,667	69%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	1,639	68%	

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)