REACHING RIEGELWOOD, COLUMBUS, 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	14901 State Road 1740	GIS Latitude	34.345510	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-78.268750	
Zip Code	28456	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Region 3:  Southeast Coast	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	54,328	2,297	4,349	4,881	
2010 Households	21,073	875	1,662	1,903	
2010 Group Quarters	1,402	0	0	1	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is young singles / aspiring-multihousing. Approximately 657 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	657	75.09%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	108	12.34%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	54	6.17%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Minority Metro Communities segment. Approximately 657 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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 	657	75.09%	
Af. Amer. Neighborhoods
(69.94% unreached)	Young, working-class minority city dwellers and single-parent families with low educational levels living in older homes and low-rise apartments 	97	11.09%	
Hinterland Fam.
(41.08% unreached)	Blue-collar, middle-aged families and couples settled in isolated towns and villages throughout the South 	46	5.26%	

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	13,880	65.87%	622	71.05%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	4,505	21.38%	233	26.62%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	1,324	6.28%	56	6.45%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	8,336	39.56%	333	38.03%	

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	4,735	22%	167	19%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	2,458	12%	87	10%	
# 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	766	88%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	710	81%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	622	71%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	614	70%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	612	70%	
Listening To Music	581	66%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	560	64%	

This mission site is located in the Region 3:  Southeast Coast of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.  For more information about this need, contact:  Shirley Sells (ssells@ncbaptist.org)