REACHING CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG, 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	229 Middleton Dr	GIS Latitude	35.197530	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-80.822270	
Zip Code	28207	Sitescape Category	Suburbscape	
State Region	Region 6:  Central Piedmont	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	937,663	23,386	74,044	336,396	
2010 Households	366,792	10,520	34,796	131,670	
2010 Group Quarters	18,010	1,444	2,486	4,792	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 5270 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	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	5,270	50.09%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	2,896	27.53%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	1,688	16.04%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Getting By segment. Approximately 816 households within the 0-1.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Getting By
(76.15% unreached)	Very low income minority single and single-parent households located in dense neighborhoods of small cities 	816	7.76%	
Dream Weavers
(71.55% unreached)	Well-off families with school age children, living an affluent, suburban version of the American Dream 	560	5.32%	
Affluent Urban Professionals
(80.79% unreached)	Affluent singles and couples who live in the chic high-rise neighborhoods of many big cities, owning swank condos and apartments	438	4.16%	

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	261,034	71.17%	8,076	76.77%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	70,896	19.33%	2,444	23.23%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	39,966	10.9%	1,146	10.89%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	150,766	41.1%	4,510	42.87%	

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	46,416	13%	5,225	12%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	59,342	16%	6,680	15%	
# New Churches Needed	35	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	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	8,763	83%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	8,219	78%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	8,032	76%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	8,018	76%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	7,911	75%	
Listening To Music	7,527	72%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	7,234	69%	

This mission site is located in the Region 6:  Central Piedmont of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.  For more information about this need, contact:  Shirley Sells (ssells@ncbaptist.org)