REACHING RIDGWAY, OURAY, 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	1651-2299 County Road 24	GIS Latitude	38.174540	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-107.767900	
Zip Code	81432	Sitescape Category	Countryscape	
State Region	Western Colorado	Sitescape Group	Distant Settlements	
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	4,703	2,903	750	1,987	
2010 Households	2,082	1,253	323	876	
2010 Group Quarters	18	7	1	27	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 589 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-7 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	589	47.08%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	388	31.02%	
Country Communities	Rural, Agri. & Mining Families	200	15.99%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Urban Commuter Fam. segment. Approximately 393 households within the 0-7 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
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	393	31.36%	
Professional Urbanites
(72.30% unreached)	An upper-middle-class retirement oasis in the metropolitan sprawl containing very active empty nesting couples and older singles 	214	17.08%	
2nd City Homebodies
(70.94% unreached)	Financially conservative, dual working, middle-aged couples and families living in small, satellite cities along the East and West coasts	125	9.98%	

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	1,412	67.81%	850	67.86%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	318	15.27%	192	15.31%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	259	12.45%	160	12.75%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	835	40.09%	499	39.79%	

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	63	3%	25	3%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	607	29%	239	29%	
# New Churches Needed	1	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	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,071	85%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	1,045	83%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,023	82%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	943	75%	
Ailments Last Yr-Any Ailment	874	70%	
Listening To Music	873	70%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	866	69%	

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)