REACHING IRVINGTON, 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	7823-7977 Pecan Ct	GIS Latitude	30.489710	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-88.228710	
Zip Code	36544	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Gulf Coast Region	Sitescape Group	Medium 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	8,810	36,946	39,310	
2010 Households	159,010	3,057	13,491	14,747	
2010 Group Quarters	9,711	6	135	432	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is rural, agri. & mining families. Approximately 1827 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	1,827	59.76%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	490	16.03%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	271	8.86%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Steadfast Conservative segment. Approximately 469 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	469	15.34%	
Urban Optimists
(69.07% unreached)	A portrait of middle-class diversity containing middle-aged couples and families living in older suburban homes, duplexes and apartments located in coastal states	242	7.92%	
Minority Metro Communities
(74.06% unreached)	Concentrated in inner-ring suburbs, these married couples and single-parent minorities earn above-average incomes from a mix of service industry and white-collar jobs in transportation, health care, education and public administration 	210	6.87%	

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%	1,891	61.85%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	31,903	20.06%	476	15.58%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	14,612	9.19%	310	10.15%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	63,325	39.82%	1,107	36.22%	

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%	658	22%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	21,812	14%	508	17%	
# 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	2,652	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,543	83%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,461	80%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,274	74%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	2,107	69%	
Listening To Music	2,103	69%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	2,042	67%	

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)