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	623 E Willamette Ave	GIS Latitude	38.841800	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-104.814000	
Zip Code	80903	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	4,233	21,995	71,449	
2010 Households	221,792	2,194	9,218	30,888	
2010 Group Quarters	16,452	74	2,486	1,686	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 1135 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	1,135	51.71%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	452	20.59%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	376	17.13%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Steadfast Conservative segment. Approximately 654 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  	654	29.81%	
Small Town Endeavors
(67.38% unreached)	A mix of lower income, young and old, singles, families and single parents living in older homes and small apartments in working-class towns 	300	13.67%	
Young Cosmopolitans
(78.30% unreached)	Residents are young, single, college educated and earning upper-middle-class incomes as white-collar professionals, managers and executives living in luxury apartments and condos in fast growing cities 	264	12.03%	

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%	1,576	71.83%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	34,786	15.68%	345	15.73%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	25,866	11.66%	259	11.81%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	93,400	42.11%	972	44.28%	

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	23,461	11%	4,475	11%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	44,572	20%	8,502	20%	
# 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	1,793	82%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,752	80%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,665	76%	
Listening To Music	1,505	69%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,492	68%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,487	68%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,395	64%	

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)