REACHING LAS ANIMAS, BENT, CO
This location has been identified as one of the top areas in Colorado 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	10998-11534 U.S. 50	GIS Latitude	38.088090	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-103.207940	
Zip Code	81054	Sitescape Category	Countryscape	
State Region	Eastern Plains	Sitescape Group	Distant Settlements	
Association	Arkansas Valley			

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	6,948	5,762	121	503	
2010 Households	2,012	1,506	54	225	
2010 Group Quarters	2,517	2,517	0	0	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 578 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-7 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	578	38.41%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	297	19.73%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	296	19.67%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Steadfast Conservative segment. Approximately 312 households within the 0-7 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  	312	20.72%	
America's Farmland
(57.09% unreached)	Remote farming communities scattered across the nation earning middle-class incomes living in older, single-family homes on large plots of land 	233	15.47%	
Urban Blues
(64.35% unreached)	Young Hispanic families, singles, and single parents living in urban areas working in low paying, entry-level blue-collar and service jobs 	175	11.62%	

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	1,270	63.11%	977	64.91%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	234	11.62%	196	13.04%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	148	7.34%	144	9.54%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	890	44.22%	639	42.41%	

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	93	5%	52	4%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	649	32%	365	30%	
# New Churches Needed	1	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	1,323	88%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,178	78%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,103	73%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,079	72%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,056	70%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	936	62%	
Listening To Music	922	61%	

This mission site is located in the Eastern Plains of the Colorado Baptist General Convention.  For more information about this need, contact the regional Church Planting Strategist:  Jim Misloski (jmisloski@cbgc.org)