REACHING LONGMONT, 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	9733 County Road 11	GIS Latitude	40.142190	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-104.965690	
Zip Code	80504	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	16,987	38,329	92,545	
2010 Households	89,850	5,852	12,988	32,425	
2010 Group Quarters	5,038	0	91	864	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 2933 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	2,933	50.12%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	2,008	34.31%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	535	9.14%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Academic Necessities segment. Approximately 535 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Academic Necessities
(61.26% unreached)	Multi-ethnic campus communities dominated by young college-educated families and students living in gentrifying neighbourhoods 	535	9.14%	
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 	305	5.21%	
New Suburbia Fam.
(67.50% unreached)	Young, affluent working couples with pre-school children concentrated in fast-growing, metro fringe communities	241	4.12%	

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%	3,959	67.65%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	12,746	14.19%	871	14.89%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	10,524	11.71%	755	12.9%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	37,753	42.02%	2,333	39.86%	

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%	534	9%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	20,696	23%	1,359	23%	
# New Churches Needed	45	3	

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	5,095	87%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	5,095	87%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	5,087	87%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	4,538	78%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	4,438	76%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	4,388	75%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	4,367	75%	

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)