REACHING GRAND JUNCTION, MESA, 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	559 Cindy Ann Rd	GIS Latitude	39.085550	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-108.533010	
Zip Code	81501	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Large 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	149,995	63,285	52,065	9,956	
2010 Households	57,023	25,327	19,043	3,638	
2010 Group Quarters	3,277	2,359	171	104	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 9046 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	9,046	35.71%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	5,977	23.6%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	5,614	22.16%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Professional Urbanites segment. Approximately 969 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Professional Urbanites
(72.30% unreached)	An upper-middle-class retirement oasis in the metropolitan sprawl containing very active empty nesting couples and older singles 	969	3.83%	
Urban Diversity
(72.03% unreached)	Young and mobile multi-ethnic singles and single-parent families living in inter-city neighborhoods in a mix of rowhouses and high-rise apartment buildings  	787	3.11%	
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	774	3.06%	

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	38,457	67.44%	17,299	68.3%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	8,249	14.47%	3,704	14.62%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	6,662	11.68%	3,014	11.9%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	23,545	41.29%	10,581	41.78%	

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	5,238	9%	2,266	9%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	13,328	23%	5,764	23%	
# New Churches Needed	29	13	

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	21,493	85%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	20,880	82%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	18,818	74%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	18,012	71%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	17,419	69%	
Listening To Music	17,004	67%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	16,022	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)