REACHING PISGAH FOREST, TRANSYLVANIA, 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	94 Whispering Pines Rd	GIS Latitude	35.272270	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-82.677080	
Zip Code	28768	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Region 9:  Mountains	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	30,326	6,008	20,998	14,988	
2010 Households	13,099	2,518	9,097	6,507	
2010 Group Quarters	1,086	257	824	7	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 880 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	880	34.93%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	550	21.83%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	439	17.43%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Professional Urbanites segment. Approximately 423 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Professional Urbanites
(72.30% unreached)	An upper-middle-class retirement oasis in the metropolitan sprawl containing very active empty nesting couples and older singles 	423	16.8%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	401	15.93%	
Urban Commuter Fam.
(67.14% unreached)	Upscale, college educated Baby Boomer families and couples living in comfortable, single detached homes in city neighborhoods on the metropolitan fringe	317	12.59%	

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	8,447	64.49%	1,672	66.42%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	1,856	14.17%	373	14.83%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	1,560	11.91%	321	12.73%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	5,034	38.43%	978	38.86%	

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	2,187	17%	398	16%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	2,464	19%	448	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	2,124	84%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,105	84%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,933	77%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,863	74%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,793	71%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	1,666	66%	
Listening To Music	1,643	65%	

This mission site is located in the Region 9:  Mountains of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.  For more information about this need, contact:  Shirley Sells (ssells@ncbaptist.org)