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	10035 Shoup Rd	GIS Latitude	39.012960	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-104.639710	
Zip Code	80908	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Front Range	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
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	0-3 MILES	3-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	
2010 Population	614,050	6,456	35,677	126,622	
2010 Households	221,792	2,104	11,641	42,369	
2010 Group Quarters	16,452	0	18	115	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 2098 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	2,098	99.76%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	5	0.24%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	0	0%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the New Suburbia Fam. segment. Approximately 478 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
New Suburbia Fam.
(67.50% unreached)	Young, affluent working couples with pre-school children concentrated in fast-growing, metro fringe communities	478	22.72%	
Status Conscious Consumers
(70.14% unreached)	Middle-aged Baby Boomer households living in suburban neighborhoods within a manageable commute to well-paying city jobs	186	8.84%	
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	159	7.56%	

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%	1,449	68.89%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	34,786	15.68%	334	15.86%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	25,866	11.66%	262	12.47%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	93,400	42.11%	854	40.57%	

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%	225	11%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	44,572	20%	428	20%	
# New Churches Needed	111	1	

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	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,921	91%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,881	89%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	1,819	86%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	1,725	82%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,652	79%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	1,634	78%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,623	77%	

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)