REACHING DENVER, ARAPAHOE, 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	4411 E Kentucky Ave	GIS Latitude	39.700590	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-104.936200	
Zip Code	80246	Sitescape Category	Cityscape	
State Region	Front Range	Sitescape Group	Small Cities	
Association	Mile High			

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	0-0.5 MILES	0.5-1.5 MILES	1.5-3 MILES	
2010 Population	576,330	6,547	36,464	139,126	
2010 Households	215,270	3,230	17,046	68,234	
2010 Group Quarters	5,765	4	522	2,788	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is young singles / aspiring-multihousing. Approximately 1667 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-0.5 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	1,667	51.63%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	1,011	31.31%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	424	13.13%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the College Town Communities segment. Approximately 526 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
College Town Communities
(82.95% unreached)	Young, single and college educated households and students living in and around college oriented communities  	526	16.28%	
Urban Diversity
(72.03% unreached)	Young and mobile multi-ethnic singles and single-parent families living in inter-city neighborhoods in a mix of rowhouses and high-rise apartment buildings  	485	15.02%	
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 	418	12.94%	

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	153,453	71.28%	2,429	75.2%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	34,698	16.12%	456	14.11%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	25,828	12%	539	16.68%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	92,973	43.19%	1,434	44.41%	

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	19,379	9%	7,090	8%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	42,437	20%	15,525	18%	
# New Churches Needed	108	44	

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	2,573	80%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,423	75%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,400	74%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	2,304	71%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	2,185	68%	
Listening To Music	2,134	66%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	2,003	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)