REACHING LUMBER BRIDGE, ROBESON, 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	185-313 Anderson Dr	GIS Latitude	34.874740	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-79.061590	
Zip Code	28357	Sitescape Category	Countryscape	
State Region	Region 3:  Southeast Coast	Sitescape Group	Fringe Settlements	

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	0-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	10-15 MILES	
2010 Population	130,446	23,979	54,725	181,875	
2010 Households	43,167	7,627	19,268	67,675	
2010 Group Quarters	4,170	191	196	1,067	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is rural, agri. & mining families. Approximately 2954 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-7 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	2,954	38.73%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	1,351	17.71%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	1,116	14.63%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Minority Metro Communities segment. Approximately 843 households within the 0-7 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 	843	11.05%	
Prime Middle America
(65.13% unreached)	A mix of young, upper-middle-class couples and families living in both small towns and mid-sized cities working in well paying white-collar and blue-collar jobs	758	9.94%	
Struggling city Centers
(67.80% unreached)	Young, single and single-parent minority renters living in very low-income city neighborhoods throughout the South  	597	7.83%	

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	26,709	61.87%	4,774	62.59%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	6,689	15.5%	1,070	14.03%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	2,875	6.66%	699	9.17%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	17,661	40.91%	3,037	39.82%	

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	8,771	20%	230	21%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	7,687	18%	201	18%	
# 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	6,679	88%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	6,117	80%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	5,614	74%	
Listening To Music	5,142	67%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	5,077	67%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	4,958	65%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	4,856	64%	

This mission site is located in the Region 3:  Southeast Coast of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.  For more information about this need, contact:  Shirley Sells (ssells@ncbaptist.org)