REACHING PARKER, DOUGLAS, 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	11690 Riverdale Dr	GIS Latitude	39.503970	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-104.725980	
Zip Code	80138	Sitescape Category	Suburbscape	
State Region	Front Range	Sitescape Group	Medium Suburbs	
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	0-1.5 MILES	1.5-3 MILES	3-7 MILES	
2010 Population	296,358	13,999	16,022	93,043	
2010 Households	98,320	4,380	5,317	29,294	
2010 Group Quarters	466	13	95	6	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 4382 households within the 0-1.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-1.5 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	4,382	100%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	0	0%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	0	0%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Small Town Success segment. Approximately 265 households within the 0-1.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Small Town Success
(69.25% unreached)	White-collar, college educated, middle-aged working couples living in newly developed subdivisions outside the nation's beltways	265	6.05%	
Enterprising Couples
(67.10% unreached)	A collection of married couples with children and childless duos living in upper-middle-class commuter communities	195	4.45%	
White Collar Suburbia
(81.47% unreached)	A haven for upscale, college educated Baby Boomers living in suburban comfort in expensive new subdivisions	191	4.36%	

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	70,487	71.69%	2,994	68.36%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	15,855	16.13%	660	15.07%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	13,272	13.5%	627	14.31%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	41,363	42.07%	1,707	38.98%	

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	6,108	6%	635	7%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	21,725	22%	2,258	23%	
# New Churches Needed	49	5	

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	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	4,107	94%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	3,917	89%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	3,864	88%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	3,702	85%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	3,528	81%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	3,435	78%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	3,336	76%	

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)