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	3119 Shadowglen Way	GIS Latitude	38.898180	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-104.766930	
Zip Code	80918	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	4,348	24,502	81,556	
2010 Households	221,792	1,599	9,853	30,629	
2010 Group Quarters	16,452	0	368	1,220	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 794 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	794	49.63%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	454	28.38%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	226	14.13%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Urban Commuter Fam. segment. Approximately 770 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	770	48.16%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	408	25.52%	
Prime Middle America
(65.13% unreached)	A mix of young, upper-middle-class couples and families living in both small towns and mid-sized cities working in well paying white-collar and blue-collar jobs	102	6.38%	

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%	1,083	67.73%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	34,786	15.68%	256	16.02%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	25,866	11.66%	172	10.76%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	93,400	42.11%	655	40.94%	

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%	4,558	11%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	44,572	20%	8,659	21%	
# New Churches Needed	111	21	

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	1,375	86%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,357	85%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,293	81%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,174	73%	
Listening To Music	1,075	67%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,072	67%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,060	66%	

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)