REACHING PARACHUTE, GARFIELD, 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	15 Poppy Ct	GIS Latitude	39.435480	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-108.035420	
Zip Code	81635	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	Grand 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	0-3 MILES	3-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	
2010 Population	57,964	4,843	486	243	
2010 Households	20,895	1,922	173	88	
2010 Group Quarters	853	25	1	1	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 1146 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	1,146	59.72%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	351	18.29%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	289	15.06%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Amer. Great Outdoors segment. Approximately 572 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Amer. Great Outdoors
(64.14% unreached)	Older rural couples and retirees scattered in remote communities around the country living on low wage and Social Security in modest homes, small apartment buildings and mobile homes 	572	29.76%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	350	18.21%	
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 	305	15.87%	

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	14,162	67.77%	1,244	64.71%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	2,866	13.72%	225	11.68%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	2,545	12.18%	242	12.62%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	8,751	41.88%	777	40.41%	

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	1,267	6%	127	7%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	5,467	26%	548	29%	
# New Churches Needed	10	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	1,646	86%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,609	84%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,478	77%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,375	72%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,335	69%	
Listening To Music	1,247	65%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	1,220	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)