REACHING COLORADO SPRINGS, EL PASO, 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	1925 Meyers Ave	GIS Latitude	38.860480	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-104.769600	
Zip Code	80909	Sitescape Category	Cityscape	
State Region	Front Range	Sitescape Group	Small Cities	
Association	Pikes Peak			

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	614,050	3,920	26,073	88,132	
2010 Households	221,792	1,547	11,050	35,781	
2010 Group Quarters	16,452	14	330	2,557	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 695 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	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	695	44.9%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	676	43.67%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	91	5.88%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Urban Commuter Fam. segment. Approximately 695 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	695	44.93%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	618	39.95%	
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	59	3.81%	

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	153,759	69.33%	1,052	68.03%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	34,786	15.68%	269	17.39%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	25,866	11.66%	157	10.17%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	93,400	42.11%	626	40.46%	

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	23,461	11%	5,144	11%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	44,572	20%	9,774	20%	
# New Churches Needed	111	24	

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	1,321	85%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,296	84%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,236	80%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,128	73%	
Listening To Music	1,057	68%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,048	68%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,012	65%	

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)