WHERE to seek refuge during the 2016 tropical storm and hurricane season in the Bahamas - list provided by the Department of Social Services.

NEW PROVIDENCE

EASTERN DISTRICT

New Dimension Ministries, Joe Farrington Road

Epiphany Anglican Church, Prince Charles Drive

Epworth Hall/Ebenezer Methodist Church, Shirley Street

Holy Cross Anglican Church, Highbury Park (off Soldier Road)

Kemp Road Ministries, Kemp Road

Pilgrim Baptist Church, St James Road

Salvation Army, Mackey Street

St Mary’s Hall/St Augustine’s College, Bernard Road

SOUTHERN DISTRICT

Agape Full Gospel Baptist Church, Kennedy Subdivision

Golden Gates World Outreach, Carmichael Road

New Bethlehem Baptist Church, Independence Drive

Southwest Cathedral Church, Carmichael Road

CENTRAL DISTRICT

Church of God of Prophecy, East Street

Church of God of Prophecy, Augusta and Patton Streets

Ebenezer Mission Baptist Church, St Charles Vincent Street

Salvation Army, Meadow Street

St Barnabas Anglican Church, Wulff Road and Baillou Hill Road

WESTERN DISTRICT

Mount Moriah Baptist Church, East Street

Church of God of Prophecy Gambier, Gambier Village

New Providence Community Centre, Blake Road

Calvary Haitian Baptist Church, West Avenue

Hillview Seventh Day Adventist Church, Tonique Williams Darling Highway

C R Walker Senior High School auditorium, Blue Hill Road

All Saints on Calvary Hill Anglican Church, Joan’s Heights

St John’s Native Baptist Church, Meeting Street

GRAND BAHAMA

CITY OF FREEPORT

Cancer Association, West Atlantic Drive and Norma Headley Drive

Foster B Pestina Centre, Pioneers Way and Rhodes Lane

Cathedral of Christ the King (Special Needs Shelter), East Beach Drive and Sunset Highway

The Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, East Beach Drive and Sunset Highway

First Baptist Church Hall, Columbus Drive and Nansen Avenue

Central Church of God, Pioneers Way West and Coral Road

Sir Jack Haywood High School gymnasium, Wildcat Avenue and Pioneers Loop East

MACK TOWN TO PINDER’S POINT

St George’s High School Gymnasium, Sunset Highway (off East Beach drive)

EAST GRAND BAHAMA

Maurice Moore Primary School, Sandcombe Drive

WEST GRAND BAHAMA

Eight Mile Rock High School Gymnasium, Martin Town, Eight Mile Rock

ABACO

NORTH ABACO

Amy Roberts Primary School, Green Turtle Cay

Faith Walk of God Community Centre, Cooper’s Town

Fox Town Primary School, Fox Town

Grand Cay All Age School, Grand Cay

Shiloh Baptist Church, Grand Cay

CENTRAL ABACO

Central Abaco Primary School, Dundas Town

Abaco Central High School, Murphy Town

Hope Town Primary School, Hope Town

Man-O-War Public School, Man-O-War Cay

Guana Cay All Age School, Guana Cay

SOUTH ABACO

Soul Seeking Ministry, Moore’s Island

Moore’s Island School, Moore’s Island

Crossing Rock Primary, School Crossing Rock

Assemblies of Church of God Cherokee Sound

Sandy Point Community Centre, Sandy Point/Sands Cove

ACKLINS

North Acklins Nurses' residence (for Lovely Bay and Chester’s Bay)

Snug Corner Primary School (for central Acklins)

Ebenezer Baptist Church (for Salina Point)

Spring Point Community Centre

ANDROS

NORTH ANDROS

Nicholl’s Town Primary School, Nicholls Town

Church of Christ, Nicholls Town

Church of God of Prophecy, Conch Sound

Church of God of Prophecy, North Mastic Point

Lecture Hall, BAMSI

BA Newton Primary School, Red Bays

Administration Building (Command Centre), Nicholls Town

CENTRAL ANDROS

Church of God of Prophecy, Cargill Creek

Pentecostal Church, Bowen Sound

Catholic Church, Fresh Creek

Miracle Revival International, Calabash Bay

Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Calabash Bay

Mt. Ethel Baptist Church, Love Hill, Staniard Creek

New Highway Pentecostal Church, Blanket Sound

SOUTH ANDROS

Long Bay Cays Preschool, Long Cay Bays

Deep Creek Primary School, Deep Creek

St Paul’s Baptist Church, Black Point

High Rock Primary School, High Rock

MANGROVE CAY

Mangrove Cay High School, Swains

Burnt Rock Primary School, Burnt Rock

BERRY ISLANDS

Church of God of Prophecy, Great Harbour Cay

BIMINI AND CAT CAY

Gateway Academy gymnasium (accommodates 100)

Bimini Big Game Lodge (accommodates 50)

Cat Cay residents would be evacuated to North Bimini in the event of a hurricane

CAT ISLAND

St Andrews Anglican Church, Arthur’s Town

Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, New Bight

Zion Baptist Church, Old Bight

St Mark’s Baptist Church, Port Howe

Seventh Day Adventist Church, Devil’s Point

Lovely Zion Baptist Church, The Bluff

CROOKED ISLAND

Church of God of Prophecy, Cripple Hill

Ezekiel Thompson Hall, Cabbage Hill

Deleveaux’s Residence, Major’s Cay

LONG CAY

Collie’s Duplex, Albert Town

Command Centre and additional shelter, Cabbage Hill

ELEUTHERA

NORTH ELEUTHERA

Purplemae Restaurant, Lower Bogue

Wesley Methodist Church, Lower Bogue

Trinity City of Praise Centre, Lower Bogue

Mission Church of God, Upper Bogue

Peoples Haitian Baptist Church, The Bluff

John Wesley Methodist Church, The Bluff

HARBOUR ISLAND

Lighthouse Church of God

Wesley Methodist Church

CURRENT, CURRENT ISLAND AND SPANISH WELLS

The Current Community Church, The Current

Zion Methodist Church, Current Island

CENTRAL ELEUTHERA

Resource Centre, Savannah Sound

Salvation Army Church, North Palmetto Point

Church of the Nazarene, North Palmetto Point

Governor’s Harbour Primary School, Governor’s Harbour

St Mark’s Methodist Church Hall, Hatchet Bay

Cambridge Villas, Gregory Town

SOUTH ELEUTHERA

Rock Sound Primary School, Rock Sound

Green Castle Primary School, Green Castle

Wemyss Bight Primary School, Deep Creek

Deep Creek Middle School, Deep Creek

Bannerman Town & John Miller’s Association Community Library, Bannerman Town

EXUMA AND EXUMA CAYS

St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Williams Town

St Peter’s Union Baptist Church, Forbes Hill

St Matthew’s Baptist Church, Harry Cay & the Ferry

Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Hartswell and Rolle Town

St Andrews Community Centre, George Town

St Theresa’s Catholic Centre, George Town

College of Bahamas Resource Centre, George Town

Mount Hermon Baptist Church, Mount Thompson & Ramsey

Mt. Sinai Union Baptist Church, Stuart Manor

Ebenezer Baptist Church, Farmer’s Hill

St Margaret’s Anglican Church, Roker’s Point, Harts & Steventon

Palestine Baptist Church, The Forest

Ebenezer Baptist Church, Barraterre

St Margaret's Baptist Church, Stuart Manor

Ebenezer Baptist Church, Rolleville

RAGGED ISLAND

Administration Building

INAGUA

St Philip’s Community Centre, Mathew Town

Zion Baptist Church, Mathew Town

St Michael’s Methodist Church, Mathew Town

LONG ISLAND

NORTH LONG ISLAND

Seymour’s Gospel Chapel, Seymour’s

St Joseph’s Anglican Church, Thompson Bay

Highway Church of God, Doctor’s Creek

First Assemblies of God, Salt Pond

Senior Recreational Centre, Gray’s

SOUTH LONG ISLAND

St John’s Anglican Church, Buckley’s

Holy Cross Anglican Church, Hamilton’s

Holy Family Anglican Church, Mortimer’s

The Church of the Ascension, Dunmore’s

Community Centre, Clarence Town

MANGROVE CAY

Mangrove Cay High School, Swains

Burnt Rock Primary School, Burnt Rock

MAYAGUANA

Pirates Well Primary School, Pirates Well

Abraham’s Bay Primary School, Abraham’s Bay

SAN SALVADOR

Idell Jones Community Hall, Cockburn Town

Fellowship in Christ Kingdom Ministries, Cockburn Town

Gerace Research Centre, United Estates

RUM CAY

St Christopher Anglican Church, Port Nelson, Rum Cay

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