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	8131 E Colorado Ave	GIS Latitude	39.684770	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-104.893880	
Zip Code	80231	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	5,018	42,686	121,624	
2010 Households	250,120	2,585	20,988	55,012	
2010 Group Quarters	13,335	71	333	1,160	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is young singles / aspiring-multihousing. Approximately 1495 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	1,495	57.83%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	1,064	41.16%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	26	1.01%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Urban Commuter Fam. segment. Approximately 741 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Urban Commuter Fam.
(67.14% unreached)	Upscale, college educated Baby Boomer families and couples living in comfortable, single detached homes in city neighborhoods on the metropolitan fringe	741	28.67%	
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  	389	15.05%	
Status Conscious Consumers
(70.14% unreached)	Middle-aged Baby Boomer households living in suburban neighborhoods within a manageable commute to well-paying city jobs	226	8.74%	

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%	1,897	73.38%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	42,369	16.94%	385	14.9%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	29,293	11.71%	371	14.37%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	109,839	43.91%	1,140	44.11%	

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%	4,765	6%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	53,595	21%	16,947	22%	
# 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	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	2,119	82%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	2,117	82%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	2,115	82%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,962	76%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,920	74%	
Listening To Music	1,833	71%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	1,801	70%	

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)