REACHING BRECKENRIDGE, SUMMIT, 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	7th Ave	GIS Latitude	39.561850	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-106.092510	
Zip Code	80424	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	High Country			

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	27,742	4,319	19,355	2,856	
2010 Households	10,881	1,785	7,477	1,120	
2010 Group Quarters	926	26	740	158	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 1718 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	1,718	96.3%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	62	3.48%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	4	0.22%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Status Conscious Consumers segment. Approximately 160 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Status Conscious Consumers
(70.14% unreached)	Middle-aged Baby Boomer households living in suburban neighborhoods within a manageable commute to well-paying city jobs	160	8.96%	
Young Cosmopolitans
(78.30% unreached)	Residents are young, single, college educated and earning upper-middle-class incomes as white-collar professionals, managers and executives living in luxury apartments and condos in fast growing cities 	62	3.47%	
Successful Urban Sprawl
(75.11% unreached)	Middle-age, married couples with children who enjoy an upscale life far from the downtown hustle of city living	27	1.51%	

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	7,822	71.89%	1,217	68.19%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	1,534	14.1%	263	14.75%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	1,759	16.16%	267	14.94%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	4,530	41.63%	687	38.5%	

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	288	3%	53	3%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	2,771	25%	514	29%	
# New Churches Needed	5	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	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,657	93%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,597	89%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	1,569	88%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	1,499	84%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,446	81%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	1,398	78%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,355	76%	

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)