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	3656 W Walsh Pl	GIS Latitude	39.702930	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-105.035030	
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	7,957	48,146	107,992	
2010 Households	250,120	2,091	14,792	39,383	
2010 Group Quarters	13,335	2	285	1,219	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 1163 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	1,163	55.54%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	484	23.11%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	342	16.33%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Nuevo Hispanic Fam. segment. Approximately 946 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 	946	45.24%	
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  	437	20.9%	
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 	338	16.16%	

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%	1,435	68.62%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	42,369	16.94%	306	14.63%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	29,293	11.71%	141	6.72%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	109,839	43.91%	988	47.27%	

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%	3,706	7%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	53,595	21%	13,182	23%	
# New Churches Needed	125	28	

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	1,708	82%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,484	71%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,362	65%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,339	64%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,261	60%	
Listening To Music	1,254	60%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	1,235	59%	

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)