'Code Blue' Issued, Warminster Church Opened For Shelter

Bucks County has issued a "Code Blue" declaration due to extremely cold temperatures expected through next week. The Code Blue is in effect through Tuesday, January 2, 2018.

On-call churches will be opened for people who need shelter. The on-call churches are Emmaus Rd. Lutheran Church in Levittown, Neshaminy Warwick Presbyterian Church in Warminster and Quakertown Masonic Lodge. Starting on January 1, 2018, the host church in Lower Bucks will be Woodside Church in Yardley.

The on-call church volunteers will coordinate transportation, temporary shelter, food and other necessities.

Bucks County authorities urge residents to check on their elderly neighbors and pets during the period of dangerously cold temperatures.

Here are the addresses of the on-call churches:

Emmaus Rd. Lutheran Church
2185 Bristol Oxford Valley Rd., Levittown, PA 19057

Starting January 1, 2018

Woodside Church
1667 Edgewood Rd., Yardley, PA 19067
AHTN Number: 215-550-3868
(Doors open at 9 p.m.)

Neshaminy Warwick Presbyterian Church
1401 Meetinghouse Rd.
Warminster, PA 18974
Central Info: 866-390-0291
(Doors open at 7:30 p.m.)

Quakertown Masonic Lodge
(Permanent Location)
501 W. Broad St.
Quakertown, PA 18951
215-536-8452
Upper Bucks #: 267-450-5191
(Doors open at 9 p.m.)

PHOTO, Kara Seymour