Mission-field Study · ministry priority: Hispanic/Latino + Black · Download filing PDF ↓
Tracts with fewer than 1,000 residents five years ago are excluded here so a handful of new residents can't read as a four-figure growth rate.
| Place | 5-yr growth | People added | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis County (rural) | 703% | 12,388 | 61% |
| Lakeway | 294% | 4,406 | 10% |
| Travis County (rural) | 229% | 7,656 | 68% |
| Pflugerville | 218% | 6,073 | 24% |
| Austin | 192% | 2,373 | 4% |
Composite of growth (35%), church-saturation gap (30%), demographic fit (20%), and density (15%), 0–100, scored across every tract in the county. ◆ marks tracts that also clear Lens A's 6-mile-from-any-UMC plant filter.
| Place | Opportunity | 5-yr growth | Pop | mi to UMC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis County (rural) | 80 | 703% | 14,151 | 2.8 |
| Travis County (rural) | 75 | 69% | 10,904 | 3.5 |
| Travis County (rural) | 74 | 229% | 11,004 | 3.8 |
| Travis County (rural) ◆ | 74 | 93% | 9,249 | 6.7 |
| Travis County (rural) | 73 | 34% | 7,508 | 4.1 |
| Pflugerville | 73 | 218% | 8,854 | 4.0 |
| Church | City | Serves |
|---|---|---|
| Austin New Church | Austin | Anglo |
| Berkeley UMC | Austin | Anglo |
| Bethany UMC | Austin | Anglo + Hispanic ministry |
| Covenant UMC | Austin | Anglo |
| Decker UMC | Austin | Anglo |
| Emmanuel UMC | Austin | Hispanic-led |
| First UMC Austin | Austin | Anglo |
| Lake Travis UMC | Austin | Anglo |
| Life in the City UMC | Austin | Anglo |
| Northwest Hills UMC | Austin | Anglo |
| Oak Hill UMC | Austin | Anglo |
| Restore Austin | Austin | Anglo |
| Simpson UMC | Austin | Black-led |
| St. John's UMC | Austin | Anglo |
| St. Paul's UMC | Austin | Anglo |
| St. Peter's UMC | Austin | Anglo |
| Tarrytown UMC | Austin | Anglo |
| Trinity UMC | Austin | Anglo |
| University UMC | Austin | Anglo |
| Violet Crown City Church | Austin | Anglo |
| Wesley UMC | Austin | Black-led |
| Westlake UMC | Austin | Anglo |
| Rolling Hills Community | Lago Vista | Anglo |
| Manchaca UMC | Manchaca | Anglo + Hispanic ministry |
| Manor UMC | Manor | Anglo |
| Pflugerville UMC | Pflugerville | Anglo |
| Bee Creek UMC | Spicewood | Anglo |
At 33% Hispanic and growing, the field warrants a strong Hispanic/Latino ministry priority alongside cross-cultural work in existing congregations. The Black population (8% of the field, +294% over five years) supports a Black-ministry priority — note the Plan's caution that the legacy footprint of historic Black UMCs does not track where the Black population is growing today.
Proposed restriction language for the District Strategy Team to adopt or amend: "These funds derive from the sale of urban church property in Travis County and are restricted to vital urban ministry that reaches the diverse people of that mission field, with highest priority to hispanic/latino + black ministry, new church starts, and missions — per the Rio Texas Urban Ministry Strategic Plan." If the property was a former Rio Grande Annual Conference congregation, add the Latino/Hispanic highest-priority restriction the Plan requires.