REACHING WALNUT COVE, STOKES, 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	1110 Reds Rd	GIS Latitude	36.305790	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-80.148240	
Zip Code	27052	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Region 5:  Piedmont Triad	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	46,210	4,664	13,195	31,585	
2010 Households	18,070	1,844	5,083	12,091	
2010 Group Quarters	639	175	34	267	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is rural, agri. & mining families. Approximately 656 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	656	35.61%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	497	26.98%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	394	21.39%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Family Convenience segment. Approximately 444 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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	444	24.08%	
Hinterland Fam.
(41.08% unreached)	Blue-collar, middle-aged families and couples settled in isolated towns and villages throughout the South 	392	21.26%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	354	19.2%	

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	10,875	60.18%	1,122	60.85%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	1,964	10.87%	228	12.38%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	1,909	10.57%	182	9.87%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	7,004	38.76%	714	38.7%	

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	2,932	16%	293	16%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	4,263	24%	427	23%	
# 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	1,633	89%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,553	84%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,404	76%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,380	75%	
Listening To Music	1,248	68%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,243	67%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	1,222	66%	

This mission site is located in the Region 5:  Piedmont Triad of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.  For more information about this need, contact:  Shirley Sells (ssells@ncbaptist.org)