Be advised that the seminary has no emergency shelters on campus but has made arrangements for sheltering as listed below:

If you need a place for shelter, the following churches are prepared to receive Seminary families in the event of a mandatory evacuation (If you choose to evacuate to any church on this list, please call the contact number for the church and apprise them of your coming, and bring your own bedding supplies):

• Mission First of First Baptist Church, 275 Roseneath Street, Jackson, MS. Contact: Lee Thigpen or Cecelia at 601-949-1932 or 601-949-1900. After 5:00 p.m.call Lee’s cell 601-503.-7920. (Directions: Take I-10W to I-55N. Take I-20 Vicksburg/Yazoo City exit. Take North Terry Road exit. Merge on to Terry Road. Turn LEFT on to Winter Street. Turn RIGHT on to Dalton Street. Turn LEFT on to Central Street. Stay straight to go on to Magnolia Street. Turn LEFT on to Robinson Road. Turn RIGHT on to Roseneath Avenue. www.missionfirst.org.

• Knoxo Baptist Church, 257 Knoxo Rd., Tylertown, MS. Contact: Jim Ennis at 601-876-2807, 504-858-1551 (cell), or 504-458-9202 (cell).  (Directions: If Causeway has not closed, go North on Causeway to north end of Covington, North on LA 25 through Folsom and Franklinton. Cross MS line; stay north on MS 27 to Tylertown. At Traffic Signal turn RIGHT (East) approx. 5 miles to Knoxo road and turn RIGHT. Go 3.5 miles to Church on RIGHT side of road. If Causeway is closed, take I-10W to I-55N. On Exit 15, bear RIGHT on to US-98 [SR-24]; Turn RIGHT to local roads.)

• Camp Garaway (250 beds) 312 Camp Garaway Rd., Clinton, MS. Contact: Jim Diddlake, 601-927-6864 (cell), Don Gann at 601-613-0035, or call 601-924-5062. (Directions: Take I-10W to I-55N. At I-20 Exit 44, bear LEFT on to I-20 [US-49]; At I-20 Exit 35, turn LEFT on to Clinton Raymond Rd; Proceed 1/2 mile and turn LEFT on to Camp Garaway Rd.

• Judson Baptist Retreat Center, 10330 Peterson Rd., St. Francisville, LA.  Contact: Eugene and Debi Morris at 225.634.7225 (Directions: Take I-10W to Baton Rouge (approx. 75 miles). Merge onto I-110N via EXIT 155B toward DOWNTOWN/METRO AIRPORT. Take the SCENIC HWY/US-61 S exit, EXIT 8A, on the LEFT. Turn RIGHT onto SCENIC HWY/US-61 N. Continue to follow US-61 N. Turn RIGHT onto LA-68. Turn LEFT onto LA-10/ZACHARY TAYLOR PKWY. Continue to follow LA-10. Turn right on Highway 421.  Go 4.9 miles, then turn right on Peterson Road.  CAUTION: the turn-off is at the top of a hill and easily missed.  Look for a small Methodist Church on left of Highway 421.  Peterson Road is immediately to the right.  Go 2.7 miles to a gravel road with a sign for Judson Baptist Retreat center.  Turn right and follow to Retreat Center.)

• Louisiana Children's Home.  Contact: Nancy at 318.3432244 until 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29. Weekend contact: Dale Stone 318.235-1046. (Call for directions).