Work is in progress on three church buildings in Anguilla which were considerably damaged by Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017.
One of them is the historic Ebenezer Methodist Church, in The Valley, which was originally built in 1830 by slaves. Destroyed by a hurricane and a fire over the years, the church building completely lost its roof in Hurricane Irma.
It is now being repaired with the use of US$100.000 from an anonymous donor. The money was channelled through the Rotary Club of Anguilla which is overseeing the reconstruction work. New concrete and steel columns are being erected against the old limestone walls of the building for the replacement of a more durable roof. The rebuilding work is being done by Professional World Roofs & Sealing Ltd. of St. Lucia, but based in Anguilla.
The Spanish language Church of God of Prophecy building at South Hill (Iglesia De Dios De La Profecia) also suffered serious damage to its roof. It has now been demolished and rebuilding work is reportedly underway.
The Central Baptist Church at Rey Hill also lost its roofing and repair work is in progress.
Work is still to be done on the Bethel Methodist Church at South Hill (also originally built by slaves) which lost the western half of its roof; St. Augustine’s Anglican Church, East End, where a tarpaulin still covers most of the roof of the main building; and at Shemei Seventh-day Adventist Tabernacle at Long Bay which was completely destroyed.
A few other slightly-damaged church buildings, elsewhere on the island, are also awaiting repairs.
