REACHING LITTLETON, HALIFAX, 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	291-1221 Piney Grove Church Rd	GIS Latitude	36.379170	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-77.725590	
Zip Code	27850	Sitescape Category	Countryscape	
State Region	Region 2:  Central Coast	Sitescape Group	Fringe Settlements	

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	0-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	10-15 MILES	
2010 Population	54,286	24,943	11,859	17,406	
2010 Households	21,793	10,515	4,833	7,167	
2010 Group Quarters	1,750	350	133	296	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is young singles / aspiring-multihousing. Approximately 3649 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-7 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	3,649	34.7%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	3,581	34.05%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	1,595	15.17%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Stable Careers segment. Approximately 420 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Stable Careers
(72.13% unreached)	Young and ethnically diverse singles residing in low- and high-rise apartment buildings and living comfortable lifestyles in big-city metropolitan areas  	420	3.99%	
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	414	3.94%	
Family Convenience
(63.76% unreached)	Sprawling families living in remote towns and military bases containing dual-income couples working at skilled blue-collar jobs in manufacturing and construction as well as in the military	362	3.44%	

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	15,184	69.68%	7,318	69.59%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	5,486	25.17%	2,504	23.81%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	1,172	5.38%	685	6.51%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	9,024	41.41%	4,321	41.09%	

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	3,936	18%	189	18%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	2,672	12%	129	12%	
# New Churches Needed	0	1	

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	9,263	88%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	8,222	78%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	7,344	70%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	7,236	69%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	7,184	68%	
Listening To Music	6,869	65%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	6,813	65%	

This mission site is located in the Region 2:  Central Coast of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.  For more information about this need, contact:  Shirley Sells (ssells@ncbaptist.org)