REACHING LOVELAND, LARIMER, 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	4475 Sunknoll Dr	GIS Latitude	40.438350	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-105.071740	
Zip Code	80538	Sitescape Category	Cityscape	
State Region	Front Range	Sitescape Group	Small Cities	
Association	Longs Peak			

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	0-0.5 MILES	0.5-1.5 MILES	1.5-3 MILES	
2010 Population	304,107	3,894	15,943	29,364	
2010 Households	120,042	1,522	5,850	12,157	
2010 Group Quarters	7,105	6	47	240	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 751 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-0.5 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	751	49.38%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	421	27.68%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	167	10.98%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Urban Commuter Fam. segment. Approximately 567 households within the 0-0.5 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	567	37.25%	
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	303	19.91%	
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	118	7.75%	

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	84,354	70.27%	1,025	67.31%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	18,581	15.48%	216	14.2%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	15,862	13.21%	179	11.74%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	49,915	41.58%	630	41.37%	

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	12,307	10%	2,122	11%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	23,381	19%	4,031	21%	
# New Churches Needed	60	10	

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	1,322	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,305	86%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,263	83%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,137	75%	
Listening To Music	1,060	70%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	1,057	69%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,052	69%	

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