REACHING FORT LUPTON, WELD, 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	105 Elbow Ct	GIS Latitude	40.079820	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-104.814390	
Zip Code	80621	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Front Range	Sitescape Group	Medium 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	261,011	9,605	36,573	43,810	
2010 Households	89,850	2,917	11,517	14,352	
2010 Group Quarters	5,038	133	1,397	15	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 1258 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	1,258	43.13%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	1,179	40.42%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	389	13.34%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Nuevo Hispanic Fam. segment. Approximately 756 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Nuevo Hispanic Fam.
(70.43% unreached)	Young and lower income Latino family households living, in working-class neighborhoods of large cities 	756	25.92%	
2nd Generation Success
(73.84% unreached)	Upper-middle-class and large multi-ethnic households working in white and blue-collar jobs within metro fringe communities	624	21.39%	
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	480	16.46%	

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	61,020	67.91%	2,020	69.27%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	12,746	14.19%	455	15.59%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	10,524	11.71%	254	8.72%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	37,753	42.02%	1,312	44.96%	

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	8,134	9%	253	9%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	20,696	23%	644	22%	
# New Churches Needed	45	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	2,445	84%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,330	80%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,256	77%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,040	70%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,908	65%	
Listening To Music	1,897	65%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,817	62%	

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)