REACHING PALISADE, 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	514-518 W 8th St	GIS Latitude	39.106250	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-108.357160	
Zip Code	81526	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	149,995	5,301	25,890	35,565	
2010 Households	57,023	1,966	9,221	13,546	
2010 Group Quarters	3,277	265	93	454	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 605 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	605	30.8%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	594	30.24%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	530	26.99%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Urban Commuter Fam. segment. Approximately 593 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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	593	30.16%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	464	23.6%	
Family Convenience
(63.76% unreached)	Sprawling families living in remote towns and military bases containing dual-income couples working at skilled blue-collar jobs in manufacturing and construction as well as in the military	214	10.89%	

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%	1,306	66.44%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	8,249	14.47%	265	13.46%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	6,662	11.68%	250	12.7%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	23,545	41.29%	792	40.28%	

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%	186	9%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	13,328	23%	472	24%	
# New Churches Needed	29	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	1,686	86%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,661	84%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,548	79%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,453	74%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,356	69%	
Listening To Music	1,318	67%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	1,284	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)