REACHING DOVE CREEK, DOLORES, 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	501-699 Alley	GIS Latitude	37.767450	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-108.913350	
Zip Code	81324	Sitescape Category	Countryscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Remote Areas	
Association	Mesa Verde			

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	0-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	10-15 MILES	
2010 Population	1,966	1,248	402	719	
2010 Households	832	504	157	285	
2010 Group Quarters	0	0	0	0	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is high density, inner-city neighborhoods. Approximately 459 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-7 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	459	91.07%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	23	4.56%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	14	2.78%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Rugged Southern Style segment. Approximately 459 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Rugged Southern Style
(58.43% unreached)	Rural working-class households of older married couples and retirees residing in aging houses and mobile homes located in the most isolated communities in the Southwest and Western states 	459	91.07%	
Amer. Great Outdoors
(64.14% unreached)	Older rural couples and retirees scattered in remote communities around the country living on low wage and Social Security in modest homes, small apartment buildings and mobile homes 	14	2.78%	
Hardy Rural Fam.
(60.86% unreached)	Predominantly middle-class, older Americans living rustic lifestyles in older single-family houses and mobile homes located in tiny towns and isolated villages 	13	2.58%	

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	506	60.78%	297	58.91%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	64	7.66%	35	7.02%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	128	15.37%	77	15.25%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	314	37.75%	185	36.64%	

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	82	10%	38	10%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	244	29%	115	31%	
# New Churches Needed	0	0	

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	437	87%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	400	79%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	387	77%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	377	75%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	346	69%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	334	66%	
Vitamin/Mineral Tabs/Caps/Liquid (Non-Prescription)-Use	321	64%	

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)