REACHING PENROSE, FREMONT, 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	660 State Highway 115	GIS Latitude	38.434050	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-105.023180	
Zip Code	81240	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Front Range	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	Royal Gorge			

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	48,052	3,787	6,414	10,179	
2010 Households	17,038	1,497	2,175	2,795	
2010 Group Quarters	9,469	1	1,322	3,524	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 610 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	610	40.75%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	362	24.18%	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	332	22.18%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Family Convenience segment. Approximately 514 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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	514	34.34%	
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	305	20.37%	
Industrious Country Living
(67.97% unreached)	High school educated, upper-middle-class hard-working couples and families found in industrial remote towns and villages across the country 	215	14.36%	

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	11,256	66.06%	976	65.22%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	2,216	13.01%	165	10.99%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	2,269	13.32%	211	14.12%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	6,770	39.74%	600	40.11%	

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	1,450	9%	131	9%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	4,332	25%	390	26%	
# New Churches Needed	9	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	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	1,325	89%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,292	86%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,213	81%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,147	77%	
Listening To Music	1,039	69%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,028	69%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	1,021	68%	

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)