REACHING LEADVILLE, LAKE, 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	300-398 W 8th St	GIS Latitude	39.249540	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-106.297070	
Zip Code	80461	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	8,142	6,527	1,212	162	
2010 Households	3,319	2,689	444	77	
2010 Group Quarters	99	94	5	0	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 1230 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	1,230	45.74%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	520	19.34%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	430	15.99%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Steadfast Conservative segment. Approximately 815 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  	815	30.31%	
Aspiring Hispania
(67.25% unreached)	Young, married and single Hispanic households earning lower-middle-class incomes and living in urban gateway communities 	366	13.61%	
Prime Middle America
(65.13% unreached)	A mix of young, upper-middle-class couples and families living in both small towns and mid-sized cities working in well paying white-collar and blue-collar jobs	218	8.11%	

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	2,222	66.95%	1,797	66.84%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	465	14.01%	378	14.08%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	377	11.37%	298	11.09%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	1,380	41.58%	1,121	41.68%	

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	206	6%	168	6%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	891	27%	724	27%	
# New Churches Needed	2	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	2,343	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,199	82%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,080	77%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,889	70%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,776	66%	
Listening To Music	1,773	66%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,748	65%	

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)