REACHING MEEKER, RIO BLANCO, 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	701-799 Main St	GIS Latitude	40.037430	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-107.915890	
Zip Code	81641	Sitescape Category	Countryscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Distant Settlements	
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	0-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	10-15 MILES	
2010 Population	6,702	3,269	135	226	
2010 Households	2,588	1,334	56	88	
2010 Group Quarters	232	61	3	3	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is rural, agri. & mining families. Approximately 372 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-7 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	372	27.91%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	347	26.03%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	248	18.6%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Family Convenience segment. Approximately 246 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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	246	18.44%	
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	178	13.34%	
Rugged Southern Style
(58.43% unreached)	Rural working-class households of older married couples and retirees residing in aging houses and mobile homes located in the most isolated communities in the Southwest and Western states 	173	12.97%	

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	1,664	64.31%	854	63.98%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	317	12.24%	151	11.35%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	299	11.54%	165	12.37%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	1,049	40.53%	537	40.29%	

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	232	9%	102	9%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	692	27%	305	27%	
# New Churches Needed	1	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	1,167	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,112	83%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,026	77%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	982	74%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	917	69%	
Listening To Music	896	67%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	873	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)