REACHING AURORA, 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	80 S Eagle Cir	GIS Latitude	39.717450	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-104.816210	
Zip Code	80012	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	4,698	31,872	103,127	
2010 Households	215,270	2,322	12,862	37,685	
2010 Group Quarters	5,765	51	164	1,089	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is young singles / aspiring-multihousing. Approximately 1353 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	1,353	58.24%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	825	35.51%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	92	3.96%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Stable Careers segment. Approximately 872 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Stable Careers
(72.13% unreached)	Young and ethnically diverse singles residing in low- and high-rise apartment buildings and living comfortable lifestyles in big-city metropolitan areas  	872	37.55%	
Latino Nuevo
(67.98% unreached)	Primarily young, un-educated, but large-family Hispanic households concentrated in the barrios of border states like Texas and California earning very low incomes as laborers and service workers  	504	21.71%	
Minority Metro Communities
(74.06% unreached)	Concentrated in inner-ring suburbs, these married couples and single-parent minorities earn above-average incomes from a mix of service industry and white-collar jobs in transportation, health care, education and public administration 	481	20.71%	

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%	1,652	71.12%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	34,698	16.12%	432	18.6%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	25,828	12%	234	10.06%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	92,973	43.19%	986	42.46%	

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%	4,964	9%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	42,437	20%	10,870	21%	
# New Churches Needed	108	26	

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	1,899	82%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,693	73%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,534	66%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,529	66%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,523	66%	
Listening To Music	1,507	65%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,438	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)