REACHING JACKSONVILLE, 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	1111 Gould Rd	GIS Latitude	34.744470	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-77.492060	
Zip Code	28540	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	177,779	16,878	59,827	42,501	
2010 Households	58,708	5,142	22,524	12,542	
2010 Group Quarters	31,526	4,406	3,346	9,204	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 1888 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	1,888	36.74%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	1,286	25.02%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	1,071	20.84%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Urban Diversity segment. Approximately 672 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Urban Diversity
(72.03% unreached)	Young and mobile multi-ethnic singles and single-parent families living in inter-city neighborhoods in a mix of rowhouses and high-rise apartment buildings  	672	13.07%	
College Town Communities
(82.95% unreached)	Young, single and college educated households and students living in and around college oriented communities  	477	9.28%	
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	289	5.62%	

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%	3,475	67.57%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	9,399	16.01%	801	15.58%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	5,946	10.13%	618	12.02%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	23,790	40.52%	2,078	40.42%	

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%	470	9%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	14,435	25%	1,195	23%	
# 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	4,388	85%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	4,171	81%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	3,940	77%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	3,580	70%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	3,429	67%	
Listening To Music	3,426	67%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	3,266	64%	

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)