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	5671 W 50th Ave	GIS Latitude	39.787630	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-105.058590	
Zip Code	80212	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	1,430	24,788	112,022	
2010 Households	250,120	628	10,858	43,648	
2010 Group Quarters	13,335	0	430	2,375	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 239 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	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	239	38.06%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	205	32.64%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	155	24.68%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Steadfast Conservative segment. Approximately 150 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	150	23.89%	
2nd City Homebodies
(70.94% unreached)	Financially conservative, dual working, middle-aged couples and families living in small, satellite cities along the East and West coasts	117	18.63%	
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  	89	14.17%	

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%	443	70.48%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	42,369	16.94%	98	15.66%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	29,293	11.71%	61	9.77%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	109,839	43.91%	283	45.05%	

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%	3,728	7%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	53,595	21%	13,260	24%	
# 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	522	83%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	483	77%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	452	72%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	434	69%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	428	68%	
Listening To Music	423	67%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	379	60%	

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)