REACHING DENVER, DENVER, 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	2600-2798 W 11th Ave	GIS Latitude	39.733720	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-105.020570	
Zip Code	80204	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	626,118	2,943	38,185	171,043	
2010 Households	250,120	803	11,907	72,792	
2010 Group Quarters	13,335	25	340	5,148	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is high density, inner-city neighborhoods. Approximately 577 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	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	577	72.03%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	188	23.47%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	36	4.49%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Latino Nuevo segment. Approximately 177 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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  	177	22.04%	
Nuevo Hispanic Fam.
(70.43% unreached)	Young and lower income Latino family households living, in working-class neighborhoods of large cities 	165	20.55%	
College Town Communities
(82.95% unreached)	Young, single and college educated households and students living in and around college oriented communities  	162	20.17%	

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	181,458	72.55%	577	71.86%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	42,369	16.94%	123	15.33%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	29,293	11.71%	103	12.77%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	109,839	43.91%	351	43.75%	

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	15,068	6%	5,199	6%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	53,595	21%	18,491	22%	
# New Churches Needed	125	43	

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	645	80%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	545	68%	
Listening To Music	518	64%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	504	63%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	494	62%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	488	61%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	463	58%	

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)