REACHING SEMMES, MOBILE, AL
This location has been identified as one of the top areas in Alabama 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	10800 Fairview St	GIS Latitude	30.786590	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-88.297660	
Zip Code	36575	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Gulf Coast Region	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	Mobile 			

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	414,958	8,125	28,876	56,165	
2010 Households	159,010	2,907	10,543	20,948	
2010 Group Quarters	9,711	32	73	2,385	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 1833 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	1,833	63.05%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	476	16.37%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	273	9.39%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the 2nd City Homebodies segment. Approximately 628 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
2nd City Homebodies
(70.94% unreached)	Financially conservative, dual working, middle-aged couples and families living in small, satellite cities along the East and West coasts	628	21.6%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	471	16.2%	
Rural Southern Living
(58.60% unreached)	Low income, blue-collar couples and families scattered in sparsely settled mobile home communities across the South	265	9.12%	

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	108,949	68.52%	1,882	64.73%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	31,903	20.06%	314	10.79%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	14,612	9.19%	394	13.56%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	63,325	39.82%	1,174	40.38%	

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	28,249	18%	579	20%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	21,812	14%	447	15%	
# 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	2,600	89%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,513	86%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,428	84%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,204	76%	
Listening To Music	2,025	70%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	2,009	69%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	2,007	69%	

This mission site is located in the Gulf Coast Region of the Alabama State Board of Mission.  For more information about this need, contact the regional Church Planting Strategist:  Otis Corbitt (ocorbitt@alsbom.org)