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	4958 Santiago Way	GIS Latitude	38.874930	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-104.736520	
Zip Code	80917	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	3,757	23,455	85,362	
2010 Households	221,792	1,349	9,324	31,442	
2010 Group Quarters	16,452	13	46	211	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 1253 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	1,253	92.95%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	94	6.97%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	1	0.07%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Small Town Success segment. Approximately 155 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Small Town Success
(69.25% unreached)	White-collar, college educated, middle-aged working couples living in newly developed subdivisions outside the nation's beltways	155	11.49%	
Family Convenience
(63.76% unreached)	Sprawling families living in remote towns and military bases containing dual-income couples working at skilled blue-collar jobs in manufacturing and construction as well as in the military	57	4.23%	
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	36	2.67%	

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%	907	67.24%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	34,786	15.68%	210	15.58%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	25,866	11.66%	142	10.53%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	93,400	42.11%	555	41.12%	

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%	4,570	11%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	44,572	20%	8,683	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	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,173	87%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	1,156	86%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,141	85%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,025	76%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	972	72%	
Listening To Music	951	71%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	935	69%	

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)