REACHING NUCLA, MONTROSE, 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	Unnamed Rd	GIS Latitude	38.204100	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-108.409110	
Zip Code	81424	Sitescape Category	Countryscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Remote Areas	
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	0-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	10-15 MILES	
2010 Population	42,393	726	2,738	527	
2010 Households	16,279	302	1,170	240	
2010 Group Quarters	549	0	3	0	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is rural, agri. & mining families. Approximately 214 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-7 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	214	70.86%	
Working Communities	Blue-collar, Working Families	47	15.56%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	24	7.95%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Hardy Rural Fam. segment. Approximately 162 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Hardy Rural Fam.
(60.86% unreached)	Predominantly middle-class, older Americans living rustic lifestyles in older single-family houses and mobile homes located in tiny towns and isolated villages 	162	53.64%	
Steadfast Conservative
(68.53% unreached)	Home to high-school educated mature singles and couples living in middle-class urban blue-collar neighborhoods  	47	15.56%	
Coal & Crops
(61.02% unreached)	Rural, low-income families and singles living in small, racially mixed hamlets in sparsely populated areas working in mining and farming jobs throughout the Midwest and South	31	10.26%	

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	10,683	65.62%	187	61.93%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	2,117	13%	38	12.74%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	2,022	12.42%	46	15.14%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	6,545	40.2%	103	34.06%	

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	1,754	11%	17	12%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	3,842	24%	37	27%	
# New Churches Needed	8	0	

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	259	86%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	240	79%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	221	73%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	212	70%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	203	67%	
Like To Have Circle Of Close Friends	196	65%	
Listening To Music	185	61%	

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)