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	62 Alcott St	GIS Latitude	39.717900	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-105.017510	
Zip Code	80219	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	3,904	39,076	152,286	
2010 Households	250,120	1,103	11,268	66,230	
2010 Group Quarters	13,335	0	88	3,151	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 532 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	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	532	48.19%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	315	28.53%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	216	19.57%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Nuevo Hispanic Fam. segment. Approximately 453 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 	453	41.07%	
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  	315	28.56%	
Urban Blues
(64.35% unreached)	Young Hispanic families, singles, and single parents living in urban areas working in low paying, entry-level blue-collar and service jobs 	216	19.58%	

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%	755	68.43%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	42,369	16.94%	164	14.83%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	29,293	11.71%	69	6.24%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	109,839	43.91%	522	47.36%	

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%	4,695	6%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	53,595	21%	16,701	21%	
# New Churches Needed	125	39	

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	897	81%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	770	70%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	705	64%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	700	63%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	658	60%	
Listening To Music	658	60%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	644	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)