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El Monte Community Assessment
A report by Elder Monte SahlinCenter for Creative MinistryAugust 2011
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Who is Monte Sahlin?o An ordained Seventh-day Adventist
minister for 40 years who has done assessments of more than 1,000 local churches. He is currently employed by the Ohio Conference after spending two decades at the General Conference and union conference directing research and development. He teaches in the Doctor of Ministry program at Andrews University and the urban studies program at Eastern University. He is the author of 20 books, 75 research monographs and many articles.
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Goals of this Studyo Profile the demographics and religion
of El Monte, California.o Provide a community needs
assessment.o Put information on the table for
planning and mission strategy development for the El Monte Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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El Monte as a Mission Fieldo A suburb of Los Angeleso 120,000 residents in 30,000 householdso Los Angeles County has one Adventist for
every 196 residentsn For the entire USA it is 1 to 305n New Guinea: 1 to 25n Zambia: 1 to 22n Jamaica: 1 to 14n Belize: 1 to 10n Antigua: 1 to 8
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El Monte
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Who are the people livingin this community?
16 other segments
7%
Young Families
31%Struggling Hispanic
Households62%
Lifestyle Segments
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Struggling Hispanic Households – 62%o Low incomes; large families with many children
and stay-at-home moms; mostly under 35 and most adults are high school dropouts.
o Key needs: Concern about gangs, getting education, day-to-day financial worries, finding a good church, teen/child problems and affordable housing.
o Involvement in religion is average with greater numbers interested in Pentecostals, JWs and Mormons. Want a church that offers 12-step program, sports and camping, counseling services, and contemporary music.
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Young Families – 31%o Includes all ethnic groups, but primarily white;
adults under 40 with many children; incomes a little above average; large numbers of military families and Blue Collar workers.
o Key needs: Concern about gangs, parenting skills, finding spiritual teaching, teen/child problems, adequate food and day-to-day financial worries.
o High involvement in religion; especially interested in Mormon, non-denominational and Holiness churches. Prefer a church with family ministries, youth group, and a Christian school.
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Black lines are boundaries of study area.
Dark Blue = Struggling Hispanic Households
Yellow = Young Families
Green = Middle-aged and retired people
Light Blue & Red = Suburban middle class families outside the study area
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*Data for 2015 is projected.
Population Growth
157,894149,552
138,336
128,228
1990 2000 2010 2015*
El Monte is growing slowly at less than one percent a year.
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Age Groups
9.4%6.8%
30.8%
26%
7.6%
12%
Under 5 Under 18 Age 65 andolder
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This community has significantly more children and fewer senior citizens than the typical American community.
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Ethnic Minorities
21.5%
4.3%0.4%
12.3%
72.8%
14.5%
Asian Black Hispanic
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Whites are a definite minority in this community at only 5% of the total population.
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Immigrants
52.4%
12.5%
83.7%
19.6%
Foreign born Speak anotherlanguage at home
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Housing
40.7%
67.1%
59.3%
32.9%
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
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Education
43.6%49.6%
10.4%
27.4%
Secondary diploma College degree
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Married
47.9%52.2%
46.9% 48.2%
Men Women
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Half of the adult population in this area is made up of single adults, which means that singles ministry is vitally important to the mission of the church.
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Special Needs
22.1%19.3%
2.5%
10.1%
Disabled Veterans
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Median Household Income
$34,202
$42,257 $43,094
$52,599
2000 2010
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Almost everyone who lives in El Monte is from a low-income family. The exceptions would be a few older residents, a few single adults who have relatively higher incomes because they do not have spouses or children, and a few young families with two breadwinners or couples with some education and better-paying jobs.
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Occupations
Blue collar workers
52%
Serviceworkers
16%
Office & sales26%
Management & Professional
11%
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Poverty
21%
13.2%
18.3%
9.6%
Individuals belowpoverty line
Families belowpoverty line
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The poverty line is currently $17,500 annual income for a family of four. This is an extremely low threshold considering the actual cost of rent, groceries, utilities, etc., in the Los Angeles area.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployment in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
12.9%11.7%
9.4%
6.2%
6.3%
4.6%
6.3%5.2% 5.4%
4.4%4.7%
5.5%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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Cost of Housing
$1,868
$1,486
$1,072
$651
Median monthlymortgage
Median monthlyrent/lease
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The cost of housing in El Monte is very high for a community with relatively low incomes.
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Religious Preferences of Local Residents
Other11%
Evangelical29%
Protestant16%
Catholic20%
No religion24%
Protestant = Mainline Protestant (Methodist, Lutheran, Episcopal, Presbyterian, etc.)Evangelical = Conservative Protestant (Baptist, Nazarene, Adventist, etc.)
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Religious Involvement of Local Residents
30%35%
25%30%
44%
35%
Stronglyinvolved
Somewhatinvolved
Notinvolved
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Change in Religious Involvement of Residents
18%20%
23% 24%
Increased involvementin last 10 years
Decreased involvementin last 10 years
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Blue line = boundaries of El Monte Zip Codes
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Purple line = boundaries of El Monte Zip Codes
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Beliefs about God
85% 85%
69%64%
There is a God God is active
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Social Values89% 91% 89%
83%
Preserve traditionalfamily values
Environment is anational crisis
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Community Services
62%
50%
74%
63%
Government shouldprovide
Churches shouldprovide
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Ethnic Change44%
36% 34% 36%
America shouldopen the doors
it is a threat to ourheritage
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Top Needs in the Communityo 45% Achieving financial securityo 37% Neighborhood crime & safetyo 35% Day-to-day financial worrieso 34% Maintaining personal healtho 28% Concern about gangso 25% Dealing with child/teen problemso 24% Finding good schoolso 22% Dealing with stresso 21% Finding health insuranceo 20% Finding time for recreation
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Purple line = Boundaries of El Monte Zip Codes
Health outreach of the traditional kind (health education) may not be a good idea in El Monte. All of the households within the boundaries of El Monte have a need for health promotion that is below the national average.
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Purple line = Boundaries of El Monte Zip Codes
Percent of households in which finding a job or finding a better job is a major concern:
There is a real need for programs such as a support group for the unemployed and job seekers. The percentage of households where someone is looking for a job or a better job is above the national average throughout El Monte.
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Needs in the Community 2o 19% Affordable housingo 19% Better quality health careo 19% Finding friendshipo 18% Finding a jobo 17% Achieving a fulfilling marriageo 17% Dealing with substance abuseo 17% Dealing with ethnic prejudice
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More Needs in the Community 3o 15% Domestic violence & abuse o 15% Finding a satisfying job/careero 15% Dealing with social injusticeo 14% Developing parenting skillso 14% Finding a good churcho 13% Problems in the schoolso 13% Finding retirement opportunitieso 12% Care for aging parents o 12% Finding spiritual teaching
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Low-priority Community Needso 10% Finding direction in lifeo 10% Providing adequate foodo 10% Obtaining an educationo 9% Finding child careo 4% Dealing with divorce
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Church Programs People Wanto 40% Bible study & prayer group o 34% Family activities & outingso 34% Youth activitieso 23% Family counselingo 21% Active retirement programo 18% Doctrinal classeso 16% Spiritual retreatso 15% Care for the terminally illo 14% Marriage enrichment events
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Church Programs People Wanto 13% The arts, music, drama, etc.o 11% Parent training classeso 10% Food & clothing resource centero 10% Day care for childreno 7% Sports or campingo 7% Church-sponsored schoolo 5% 12-step groupo 3% Divorce recovery
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Church Program Preferences Index
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6
-4
Personaldevelopment
Socialservices
Spiritualgrowth
Recreation
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Worship Style Preferences
30%36%
10%
24% 23%
39%
11%
27%
Emotionallyuplifting
Intellectuallychallenging
Both Notinterested
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Worship Style Continued
33%28%27%
13%
27%27%26%20%
Traditionalformal
Contemporaryinformal
Both Notinterested
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Purple line = Boundaries of El Monte Zip Codes
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Worship Music Preferences31%29%
21%19%
25%
31%
19%
24%
Traditional Contemporary Both Notinterested
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Church Focus
32%36%
19%13%
26%
37%
22%
14%
Spiritualgrowth
Communityservice
Both Notinterested
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How I prefer for churchesto contact me …
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Telemarketing
Door to door
Phone for a visit
Newspaper ads
Cable TV
Radio spots
Direct mail
NoYes
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Source: Center for Metropolitan Ministry
Survey of the General Public in Major Metropolitan Areas
Never heard of the Adventist
Church66%
Know nothing about it
15%
Know something inaccurate
12%
Know one true fact
7%
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Analysiso Research has shown that growth in
Adventist churches comes from:n Community involvementn Strong spiritual lifen Intentionality (goals, planning)n Positive atmosphere in the congregationn Activities for the unchurched on Sabbath
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The Adventist Paradigm for Outreach & Evangelism
o Christ’s method alone will give true success in reaching people. He mingled with men as one who desired their good, showed sympathy for them and ministered to their needs. He won their confidence. Then, He bade them, “Follow me.” – Ellen White, The Ministry of Healing, p 143
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“Christ’s Method”
Discipleship Program
Friendship Evangelism
Community service
Community visibility
Community assessment
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Examples of Adventist Churches that are Implementing this Strategy
o Mount Dora Church, Floridao Aldergrove Church, British Columbian Pastor David Jamieson wrote about the growth
and development of this church in a DMindissertation at Andrews Univ.
o Walk of Faith Fellowship, Clevelandn Pastor Kevin Kuehmichel is writing a book about
this urban church planto Stillwater Church, Dayton, Ohion A dying church discovered new life!
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Resourceso One Minute Witness – good introduction in
32 pages designed to be handed out to church members
o Chapter 2 in Adventist Congregations Today contains the research on church growth
o Mission in Metropolis contains more research, focusing on urban and suburban churches in metropolitan areas
o Understanding Your Community provides tools for doing a community assessmentn All are available at www.AdventSource.org
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Discussion Questionso How well known and visible is the El
Monte Church in the community?o What has been done to “plow the
ground” in El Monte through serving the needs of the community?
o What relationships do church members have in the community that can be a bridge to possible candidates for Bible studies?
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o Contact information for Monte Sahlinn [email protected] (800) 272-4664
© 2011, Center for Creative Ministry