REACHING BAYFIELD, LA PLATA, 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	2405 County Road 501	GIS Latitude	37.268160	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-107.602280	
Zip Code	81122	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	52,363	7,217	4,708	19,390	
2010 Households	22,008	2,939	1,848	7,958	
2010 Group Quarters	1,832	23	51	1,391	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 1283 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-7 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	1,283	43.73%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	884	30.13%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	554	18.88%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Prime Middle America segment. Approximately 821 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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	821	27.93%	
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	791	26.91%	
Industrious Country Living
(67.97% unreached)	High school educated, upper-middle-class hard-working couples and families found in industrial remote towns and villages across the country 	334	11.36%	

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	15,100	68.61%	1,937	65.91%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	2,933	13.33%	368	12.51%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	2,912	13.23%	375	12.75%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	9,254	42.05%	1,195	40.65%	

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	1,299	6%	56	6%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	5,609	25%	242	27%	
# New Churches Needed	11	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	2,581	88%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,574	88%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,410	82%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,243	76%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	2,037	69%	
Listening To Music	2,033	69%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	2,014	69%	

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)