REACHING WHEAT RIDGE, JEFFERSON, 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	4055 Kendall St	GIS Latitude	39.772070	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-105.066990	
Zip Code	80033	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	541,182	4,109	27,013	111,343	
2010 Households	219,195	2,090	12,182	43,582	
2010 Group Quarters	7,724	178	406	3,281	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 961 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	961	45.96%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	572	27.36%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	259	12.39%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Steadfast Conservative segment. Approximately 523 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  	523	25.02%	
Mature America
(80.87% unreached)	Home to the Greatest Generation, these senior residents earn modest and fixed incomes and live primarily in city neighborhoods in high-rise apartments, mobile homes and assisted living facilities 	297	14.21%	
Moderate Conventionalists
(67.18% unreached)	Highly mobile, middle-class singles and childless couples living in modest homes, semi detached houses and apartments scattered throughout second-tier cities	287	13.73%	

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	154,237	70.37%	1,438	68.82%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	34,846	15.9%	317	15.17%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	25,782	11.76%	238	11.37%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	93,636	42.72%	884	42.28%	

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	16,291	7%	4,476	8%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	48,667	22%	13,371	23%	
# New Churches Needed	110	29	

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	1,730	83%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,642	79%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,524	73%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,483	71%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,455	70%	
Listening To Music	1,392	67%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	1,311	63%	

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)