REACHING MEBANE, ORANGE, 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	922-1010 Mace Rd	GIS Latitude	36.103060	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-79.228390	
Zip Code	27302	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Region 4:  Triangle	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	131,255	11,685	26,361	42,290	
2010 Households	50,554	4,568	10,299	16,648	
2010 Group Quarters	11,593	9	191	947	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 1922 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	1,922	42.08%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	1,313	28.75%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	669	14.65%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Prime Middle America segment. Approximately 548 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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	548	12%	
Working Rural Suburbia
(60.31% unreached)	Middle-class empty-nesting couples, middle-aged families and single seniors living in older, industrial towns skilled in blue-collar construction and manufacturing jobs 	535	11.71%	
Successful Urban Sprawl
(75.11% unreached)	Middle-age, married couples with children who enjoy an upscale life far from the downtown hustle of city living	230	5.04%	

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	36,147	71.5%	3,132	68.57%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	8,361	16.54%	850	18.62%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	6,427	12.71%	475	10.4%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	21,412	42.35%	1,807	39.55%	

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	2,710	5%	270	6%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	11,697	23%	1,165	25%	
# New Churches Needed	5	1	

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	3,998	88%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	3,845	84%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	3,575	78%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	3,230	71%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	3,153	69%	
Listening To Music	3,115	68%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	2,929	64%	

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)