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	759-799 Vrain St	GIS Latitude	39.729560	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-105.045700	
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	7,804	42,449	125,635	
2010 Households	250,120	2,199	13,527	48,600	
2010 Group Quarters	13,335	0	949	2,965	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is high density, inner-city neighborhoods. Approximately 1280 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	1,280	58.18%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	758	34.45%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	94	4.27%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Nuevo Hispanic Fam. segment. Approximately 428 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Nuevo Hispanic Fam.
(70.43% unreached)	Young and lower income Latino family households living, in working-class neighborhoods of large cities 	428	19.46%	
New Beginnings
(74.46% unreached)	Very low income, less educated singles and single-parent Hispanic and minority households living in high-rise apartments in diverse inner-city neighborhoods  	231	10.5%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	229	10.41%	

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%	1,524	69.32%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	42,369	16.94%	341	15.49%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	29,293	11.71%	151	6.87%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	109,839	43.91%	1,033	46.96%	

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%	4,260	7%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	53,595	21%	15,153	24%	
# New Churches Needed	125	32	

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	1,765	80%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,463	67%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,398	64%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,357	62%	
Listening To Music	1,335	61%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,277	58%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,270	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)