REACHING WRAY, YUMA, 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	1198 Grant St	GIS Latitude	40.069790	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-102.230470	
Zip Code	80758	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Eastern Plains	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	Great Commission Partnership			

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	9,811	2,663	464	275	
2010 Households	3,801	1,067	185	112	
2010 Group Quarters	218	117	0	0	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is high density, inner-city neighborhoods. Approximately 389 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	389	36.46%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	351	32.9%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	139	13.03%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Rugged Southern Style segment. Approximately 360 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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 	360	33.74%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	317	29.71%	
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	58	5.44%	

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	2,348	61.79%	678	63.56%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	394	10.37%	125	11.75%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	296	7.79%	134	12.54%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	1,658	43.63%	419	39.27%	

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	49,952	1,314%	13,373	1,253%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	-48,500	-1,276%	-12,984	-1,217%	
# New Churches Needed	2	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	919	86%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	874	82%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	778	73%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	775	73%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	760	71%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	693	65%	
Listening To Music	686	64%	

This mission site is located in the Eastern Plains of the Colorado Baptist General Convention.  For more information about this need, contact the regional Church Planting Strategist:  Jim Misloski (jmisloski@cbgc.org)