REACHING GUNNISON, GUNNISON, 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	412 W Tomichi Ave	GIS Latitude	38.546030	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-106.931450	
Zip Code	81230	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Small 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	15,532	7,868	1,228	320	
2010 Households	6,771	3,341	487	145	
2010 Group Quarters	841	776	45	1	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 993 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	993	29.73%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	713	21.35%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	622	18.62%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Steadfast Conservative segment. Approximately 622 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  	622	18.62%	
College Town Communities
(82.95% unreached)	Young, single and college educated households and students living in and around college oriented communities  	597	17.87%	
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	457	13.68%	

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	4,898	72.33%	2,399	71.8%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	951	14.04%	461	13.79%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	1,020	15.07%	496	14.85%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	2,926	43.22%	1,442	43.16%	

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	235	3%	118	4%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	1,639	24%	823	25%	
# 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	2,687	80%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,686	80%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,637	79%	
Listening To Music	2,330	70%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	2,301	69%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,292	69%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	2,192	66%	

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)