REACHING RANGELY, 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	310 E Rangely Ave	GIS Latitude	40.089390	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-108.800260	
Zip Code	81648	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	2,515	143	212	
2010 Households	2,588	896	51	80	
2010 Group Quarters	232	155	0	0	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 244 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-7 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	244	27.26%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	213	23.8%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	197	22.01%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Steadfast Conservative segment. Approximately 220 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	220	24.55%	
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	125	13.95%	
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	118	13.17%	

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%	585	65.29%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	317	12.24%	130	14.51%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	299	11.54%	104	11.57%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	1,049	40.53%	351	39.21%	

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%	74	9%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	692	27%	222	26%	
# New Churches Needed	1	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	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	780	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	755	84%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	713	80%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	663	74%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	611	68%	
Listening To Music	605	68%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	589	66%	

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)