REACHING DENVER, 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	2564 S Balsam St	GIS Latitude	39.670310	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-105.088090	
Zip Code	80227	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	541,182	27,752	82,706	446,396	
2010 Households	219,195	12,121	32,863	175,643	
2010 Group Quarters	7,724	148	1,452	8,361	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 6185 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	6,185	51.03%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	2,536	20.92%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	1,994	16.45%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Status Conscious Consumers segment. Approximately 790 households within the 0-1.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Status Conscious Consumers
(70.14% unreached)	Middle-aged Baby Boomer households living in suburban neighborhoods within a manageable commute to well-paying city jobs	790	6.52%	
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  	696	5.74%	
Successful Urban Sprawl
(75.11% unreached)	Middle-age, married couples with children who enjoy an upscale life far from the downtown hustle of city living	568	4.69%	

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%	8,485	70%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	34,846	15.9%	1,895	15.63%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	25,782	11.76%	1,415	11.68%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	93,636	42.72%	5,181	42.75%	

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%	3,387	8%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	48,667	22%	10,117	22%	
# New Churches Needed	110	22	

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	10,163	84%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	10,155	84%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	9,832	81%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	9,027	74%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	8,459	70%	
Listening To Music	8,413	69%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	8,162	67%	

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)