Proposed Map — Two Regions Out of One
The current MW/NW region is a single regional structure spanning fourteen states from Lake Michigan to the Pacific. The proposal is to split it into two regions via a process that should take 3–5 years.
The current footprint (one region — fourteen states)
MN, WI, IL, IA, MO, KS, NE, ND, SD, MT, WY, ID, WA, OR. Colorado is not currently included.
Proposed Midwest (post-split)
MN, WI, IL, IA, MO, KS, NE, ND, SD.
The Midwest retains the existing center of mass — the Twin Cities cluster, Sioux Falls, Hastings, Lenexa.
Proposed Mountain West (post-split)
WA, OR, ID, MT, WY (possibly Colorado later).
The Mountain West is the planting frontier. It contains:
- Idaho — the only state in our 14-state footprint in the national top tier of fast-growing counties
- Boise / Treasure Valley — the rare large-and-fast-growing metro
- Kalispell, Bozeman, Bend — three of the top-10 fastest-growing metros in our region
- The migration corridor that the Reality Respecters frame describes
Colorado is held in reserve for a future inclusion conversation depending on how the existing SG churches and the West region feel about this shift.
See also
- 07 — Current SG Footprint — the actual list of churches and exploratory works, with the isolation map
- 02 — Growth Data — why the Mountain West is the field worth growing
- 05 — Committee Charter — what the committee actually does to advance this map
- 00 — Index — back to the landing page