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	10305 Willow Bend Cir	GIS Latitude	35.096030	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-80.870960	
Zip Code	28210	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	18,617	44,262	242,699	
2010 Households	366,792	8,389	18,364	94,880	
2010 Group Quarters	18,010	106	564	1,641	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is young singles / aspiring-multihousing. Approximately 3677 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	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	3,677	43.84%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	3,505	41.79%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	693	8.26%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Dream Weavers segment. Approximately 796 households within the 0-1.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Dream Weavers
(71.55% unreached)	Well-off families with school age children, living an affluent, suburban version of the American Dream 	796	9.49%	
Status Conscious Consumers
(70.14% unreached)	Middle-aged Baby Boomer households living in suburban neighborhoods within a manageable commute to well-paying city jobs	616	7.34%	
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	389	4.64%	

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%	6,189	73.78%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	70,896	19.33%	1,262	15.04%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	39,966	10.9%	1,162	13.85%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	150,766	41.1%	3,766	44.89%	

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%	3,208	12%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	59,342	16%	4,102	15%	
# New Churches Needed	35	10	

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	6,936	83%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	6,934	83%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	6,871	82%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	6,251	75%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	6,176	74%	
Listening To Music	5,916	71%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	5,865	70%	

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)