Our Mission Field

Our Mission Field

In Michigan

	10.1 Million people live in Michigan making it the 8th most populated state in the United States
	80% of the population is unsaved. There are more unsaved in Michigan than 42 other states have in total population.
	30% or over 2.9 million of the people live in multi-housing communities and over 90% of these people do not attend church no matter what their background.
	Approximately 68% of our churches average 50 or less in Sunday School. Approximately 37% of our churches average 25 or less in Sunday School. About 1.4 million are African-American. Over 900 thousand African Americans live in Detroit, making it the largest City with an African American majority. Michigan has the largest Arab population anywhere in the world outside of the Middle East. One third of all Arab-Americans live in Michigan. Michigan has the 7th largest population of immigrants from India. Over 125 different language groups live in Michigan.

	In Our Associational Areas SOUTHEASTERN ASSOCIATION Primary Ministry Area: Monroe County Population: 153,935 Seventeen SBC Churches Monroe County had a 5.5% growth rate since 2000 59% of pastors are Bi-Vocational 4,700+ members of SBC Churches 100,048 Lost Persons 6,253 lost persons per SBC Church HURON ASSOCIATION Primary Ministry Area: Washtenaw & Livingston Counties Population: 523,364 Only 11 SBC Churches Livingston County has had a 15.7% growth rate since 2000. Washtenaw has grown 5.9%. 3 New Works in Progress (Portuguese-Language Baptist Church in Saline, Hispanic Ministry of Crossroads Community Baptist Church in Ann Arbor & the Japanese Ministry of Crossroads Community Baptist Church in Ann Arbor) 308,991 Lost Persons 28,090 lost persons per SBC Church 2 Major Universities: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor & Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti 3 Smaller Colleges