REACHING SOUTH FORK, RIO GRANDE, 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	62 Wender Dr	GIS Latitude	37.676040	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-106.613280	
Zip Code	81154	Sitescape Category	Countryscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Remote Areas	
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	0-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	10-15 MILES	
2010 Population	11,561	1,363	205	2,191	
2010 Households	5,205	712	98	997	
2010 Group Quarters	251	0	0	36	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 311 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-7 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	311	43.62%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	284	39.83%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	58	8.13%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Hardy Rural Fam. segment. Approximately 272 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Hardy Rural Fam.
(60.86% unreached)	Predominantly middle-class, older Americans living rustic lifestyles in older single-family houses and mobile homes located in tiny towns and isolated villages 	272	38.2%	
Professional Urbanites
(72.30% unreached)	An upper-middle-class retirement oasis in the metropolitan sprawl containing very active empty nesting couples and older singles 	204	28.65%	
Urban Advancement
(67.36% unreached)	Empty-nesting couples and retirees living in middle-class homes and condominium developments in dense retirement communities along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts  	59	8.29%	

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	3,395	65.23%	480	67.47%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	683	13.13%	108	15.17%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	476	9.14%	115	16.14%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	2,236	42.96%	257	36.16%	

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	511	10%	56	9%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	1,299	25%	143	23%	
# New Churches Needed	3	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	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	580	81%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	573	81%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	537	75%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	516	72%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	496	70%	
Vitamin/Mineral Tabs/Caps/Liquid (Non-Prescription)-Use	478	67%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	477	67%	

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)