REACHING DALLAS, GASTON, 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	536-544 Loray Farm Rd	GIS Latitude	35.363150	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-81.230210	
Zip Code	28034	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Region 8:  Catawba	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	212,254	7,837	53,772	94,407	
2010 Households	79,129	2,898	19,834	35,887	
2010 Group Quarters	3,347	15	714	2,409	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 961 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	961	33.16%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	735	25.36%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	416	14.35%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Family Convenience segment. Approximately 722 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	722	24.91%	
Rural Southern Living
(58.60% unreached)	Low income, blue-collar couples and families scattered in sparsely settled mobile home communities across the South	611	21.08%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	357	12.32%	

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	53,464	67.57%	1,882	64.94%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	13,080	16.53%	363	12.52%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	8,571	10.83%	364	12.55%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	31,948	40.37%	1,157	39.91%	

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	13,678	17%	541	19%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	11,987	15%	475	16%	
# 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	2,525	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,446	84%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,367	82%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,176	75%	
Listening To Music	2,009	69%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,985	69%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	1,953	67%	

This mission site is located in the Region 8:  Catawba of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.  For more information about this need, contact:  Shirley Sells (ssells@ncbaptist.org)