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	3210 Greenwood Cir	GIS Latitude	38.828260	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-104.770180	
Zip Code	80910	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	3,956	33,430	75,297	
2010 Households	221,792	1,510	13,587	29,380	
2010 Group Quarters	16,452	0	604	1,900	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 1281 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	1,281	84.83%	
Urban Communities	High Density, Inner-city Neighborhoods	134	8.87%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	95	6.29%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Urban Diversity segment. Approximately 99 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Urban Diversity
(72.03% unreached)	Young and mobile multi-ethnic singles and single-parent families living in inter-city neighborhoods in a mix of rowhouses and high-rise apartment buildings  	99	6.56%	
Nuevo Hispanic Fam.
(70.43% unreached)	Young and lower income Latino family households living, in working-class neighborhoods of large cities 	82	5.43%	
Amer. Great Outdoors
(64.14% unreached)	Older rural couples and retirees scattered in remote communities around the country living on low wage and Social Security in modest homes, small apartment buildings and mobile homes 	72	4.77%	

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%	1,040	68.86%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	34,786	15.68%	259	17.17%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	25,866	11.66%	159	10.53%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	93,400	42.11%	622	41.19%	

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%	4,635	10%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	44,572	20%	8,806	20%	
# New Churches Needed	111	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	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	1,292	86%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,227	81%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,140	76%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,058	70%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	994	66%	
Listening To Music	964	64%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	935	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)