REACHING SPRING LAKE, HARNETT, 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	216 Ivey St	GIS Latitude	35.270180	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-78.949670	
Zip Code	28390	Sitescape Category	Suburbscape	
State Region	Region 4:  Triangle	Sitescape Group	Medium Suburbs	

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	0-1.5 MILES	1.5-3 MILES	3-7 MILES	
2010 Population	119,337	2,978	7,721	32,261	
2010 Households	41,640	1,025	2,698	11,474	
2010 Group Quarters	3,686	0	0	112	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is rural, agri. & mining families. Approximately 726 households within the 0-1.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-1.5 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	726	70.83%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	181	17.66%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	76	7.41%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Rural Southern Living segment. Approximately 726 households within the 0-1.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Rural Southern Living
(58.60% unreached)	Low income, blue-collar couples and families scattered in sparsely settled mobile home communities across the South	726	70.83%	
Urban Grit
(73.92% unreached)	Young, ethnically mixed, working-class singles and single-parent households living in blue-collar neighborhoods in second-tier cities scattered around the country 	113	11.02%	
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	40	3.9%	

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	27,398	65.8%	635	61.94%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	7,286	17.5%	156	15.19%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	4,116	9.89%	102	9.91%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	16,109	38.69%	378	36.85%	

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	5,358	13%	508	14%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	8,884	21%	842	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	870	85%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	865	84%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	834	81%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	754	74%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	711	69%	
Listening To Music	695	68%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	679	66%	

This mission site is located in the Region 4:  Triangle of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.  For more information about this need, contact:  Shirley Sells (ssells@ncbaptist.org)