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	820 Alexander Rd	GIS Latitude	38.844270	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-104.786070	
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	4,556	26,369	81,547	
2010 Households	221,792	2,190	11,270	33,123	
2010 Group Quarters	16,452	105	673	3,205	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 1858 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	1,858	84.84%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	118	5.39%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	94	4.29%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Small Town Endeavors segment. Approximately 588 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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 	588	26.85%	
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	182	8.31%	
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	92	4.2%	

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%	1,497	68.36%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	34,786	15.68%	378	17.25%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	25,866	11.66%	188	8.58%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	93,400	42.11%	932	42.53%	

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%	4,884	10%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	44,572	20%	9,279	20%	
# New Churches Needed	111	23	

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	1,922	88%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,808	83%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,556	71%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,515	69%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,506	69%	
Listening To Music	1,459	67%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,360	62%	

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)