REACHING BERTHOUD, 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	725 5th St	GIS Latitude	40.307750	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-105.081450	
Zip Code	80513	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Front Range	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
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	0-3 MILES	3-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	
2010 Population	304,107	8,797	43,300	125,638	
2010 Households	120,042	3,290	16,869	46,188	
2010 Group Quarters	7,105	7	477	924	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 2435 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	2,435	74.12%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	673	20.49%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	142	4.32%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Urban Commuter Fam. segment. Approximately 590 households within the 0-3 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	590	17.93%	
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	487	14.8%	
Status Conscious Consumers
(70.14% unreached)	Middle-aged Baby Boomer households living in suburban neighborhoods within a manageable commute to well-paying city jobs	189	5.74%	

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%	2,245	68.23%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	18,581	15.48%	495	15.04%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	15,862	13.21%	390	11.86%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	49,915	41.58%	1,360	41.33%	

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%	359	11%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	23,381	19%	682	21%	
# New Churches Needed	60	2	

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	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,912	89%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,882	88%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	2,852	87%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,553	78%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	2,517	76%	
Listening To Music	2,432	74%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	2,431	74%	

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)