REACHING CEDAREDGE, DELTA, 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	365 NW Cedar Ave	GIS Latitude	38.904430	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-107.926950	
Zip Code	81413	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	
Association	Uncompahgre			

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	31,874	4,577	3,342	2,250	
2010 Households	11,805	1,918	1,273	838	
2010 Group Quarters	917	14	94	46	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is established, diverse households. Approximately 1600 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	1,600	83.42%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	99	5.16%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	87	4.54%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Professional Urbanites segment. Approximately 825 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Professional Urbanites
(72.30% unreached)	An upper-middle-class retirement oasis in the metropolitan sprawl containing very active empty nesting couples and older singles 	825	43.01%	
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 	514	26.8%	
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	176	9.18%	

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	7,647	64.77%	1,312	68.4%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	1,444	12.23%	252	13.16%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	1,372	11.62%	296	15.44%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	4,831	40.92%	763	39.8%	

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	1,173	10%	171	9%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	2,985	25%	435	23%	
# New Churches Needed	6	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	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,646	86%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	1,556	81%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,476	77%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	1,458	76%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,423	74%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	1,264	66%	
Listening To Music	1,233	64%	

This mission site is located in the Western Colorado of the Colorado Baptist General Convention.  For more information about this need, contact the regional Church Planting Strategist:  Steve Hoekstra (alpinerm@qwestoffice.net)