Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Spruce Street Baptist Church, Nashville’s oldest African American church, observed National Breast Cancer Awareness Month during October by providing information to church members as part of its ongoing health education efforts.
Throughout the month, members of Spruce Street Baptist Church, located at 504 Spruce Street, recognized Breast Cancer Awareness and hosted a Pink Sunday, in which all members were encouraged to wear pink – the color designated for breast cancer awareness. Members wore pink, acknowledged and celebrated breast cancer survivors, and engaged in a breast cancer walk during the month.
This health initiative was also highlighted each Sunday with special announcements shared by health care professional and church member Mildred Wardle, who gave important breast cancer facts, details on the importance of early detection, the need for regular screenings, and how to conduct self-examinations.
According to the American Cancer Society, about 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. And breast cancer can impact women as well as men.
Spruce Street Baptist Church, known as the “Mother Church” of Afro-American churches in Nashville, originally began as the First Colored Baptist Church in 1841. The church was incorporated as Spruce Street Baptist Church in 1895. Visit www.sprucestreetbaptist.org.
