REACHING ALAMOSA, ALAMOSA, 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	101-199 Ross Ave	GIS Latitude	37.472070	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-105.870380	
Zip Code	81101	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Medium Towns	
Association	Continental Divide			

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	15,488	11,140	2,323	1,079	
2010 Households	5,847	4,264	841	381	
2010 Group Quarters	993	992	1	0	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 1507 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	1,507	35.35%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	1,083	25.4%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	697	16.35%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Steadfast Conservative segment. Approximately 797 households within the 0-3 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  	797	18.69%	
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	519	12.17%	
Small Town Connections
(58.04% unreached)	Relatively young high-school educated couples and single households living in older houses and mobile homes earning lower-middle-class incomes 	188	4.41%	

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	3,823	65.38%	2,827	66.3%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	789	13.5%	610	14.31%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	505	8.64%	389	9.12%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	2,528	43.24%	1,828	42.87%	

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	571	10%	405	10%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	1,453	25%	1,031	24%	
# New Churches Needed	3	2	

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	3,614	85%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	3,370	79%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	3,151	74%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,934	69%	
Listening To Music	2,804	66%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	2,775	65%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	2,684	63%	

This mission site is located in the Western Colorado of the Colorado Baptist General Convention.  For more information about this need, contact the regional Church Planting Strategist:  Steve Hoekstra (alpinerm@qwestoffice.net)