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	2008 Mc Cooke Dr	GIS Latitude	38.820830	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-104.790760	
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	3,097	22,890	87,161	
2010 Households	221,792	1,234	9,343	35,156	
2010 Group Quarters	16,452	71	671	4,047	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 482 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	482	39.03%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	306	24.78%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	278	22.51%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Steadfast Conservative segment. Approximately 451 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  	451	36.55%	
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 	165	13.37%	
Stable Careers
(72.13% unreached)	Young and ethnically diverse singles residing in low- and high-rise apartment buildings and living comfortable lifestyles in big-city metropolitan areas  	164	13.29%	

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%	872	70.67%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	34,786	15.68%	199	16.09%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	25,866	11.66%	148	11.98%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	93,400	42.11%	526	42.6%	

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%	4,724	10%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	44,572	20%	8,975	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	1,039	84%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	983	80%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	892	72%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	867	70%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	849	69%	
Listening To Music	800	65%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	761	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)