Red Dress Sundays
Open to all Charleston-area churches & houses of worship
Sundays in February
Red Dress Sunday began in February 2005 with three African-American and Latino churches in Baltimore. It has grown to include more than 180 places of worship in Maryland, Florida, Georgia, and Delaware. In 2019, we brought it to Charleston, South Carolina!
Protect your members
Heart disease is the # 1 cause of death among women, yet most women don’t know about the threat. We're committed to raising their awareness! Our goal for this event is to ensure Charleston's women know about heart disease — how to recognize symptoms, how to treat it, and most importantly, how to prevent it in the first place.
Join us!
In 2019, this inaugural month-long event took place at multiple houses of worship across Charleston on a Sunday in February as chosen by each church. Participants wore red to bring attention to heart disease as they learned about risk factors and more... plus they came away with heart-healthy educational materials. Sign up your church for 2020!
We thank these houses of worship and organizations across the Charleston region for taking part in our 2020 #RedDressSundays! They helped to protect the women in their congregations from heart disease. Sign up your house of worship or organization to take part in our 2021 #RedDressSundays!
Saint Matthew Baptist Church, Feb 2, Photos & video | Summerville Medical Revival Church, Feb 2 | New Israel Reformed Episcopal Church, Feb 9 | Royal Missionary Baptist Church, Feb 9 | Greater St. Peter’s Church of our Lord, Feb 9 | St. Luke Reformed Episcopal Church, Feb 9 | Charleston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Feb 16 | First Baptist Church of James Island, Feb 16 | Greater Unity AME Church, Feb 16 | Greater St. Luke AME Church, Feb 16 | Jehovah AME Church, Feb 16 | The Links, Inc. Charleston (SC) Chapter, Feb 16 | Morris Street Baptist Church, Feb 16 | Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, Feb 16 | Mount Nebo AME Church, Feb 16 | Murray United Methodist Baptist Church, Feb 16 | Sand Hill United Methodist Church, Feb 16 | St. Andrew's Episcopal Mission Church, Feb 16 | St. Carmel AME Church, Feb 16 | Wesley United Methodist Church: Ladson, Feb 16 | First SeeWee Missionary Baptist Church, Feb 23 | God's Way World Outreach Church, Feb 23 | Greater Vision Ministry, Feb 23 | Lovely Mountain Baptist Church, Feb 23 | Nazareth Reformed Episcopal Church, Feb 23 | New Ebenezer Baptist Church, Feb 23 | New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Feb 23 | Revelation Church of Word & Deed, Feb 23 | Salem Missionary Baptist Church, Feb 23 | Victory Missionary Baptist Church, Feb 23 | Wesley United Methodist Church: Summerville, Feb 23 | Alpha Kappa Alpha of Walterboro, Feb | Holy Light Miracle Temple, Feb | Jack and Jill of America: South Carolina Chapter, Feb | Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Feb | New Cannon Baptist Church, Feb | New Jerusalem AME Church, Feb | Pilgrim Christian Baptist Church, Feb | St. Mary AME Church, Feb | St. Paul Baptist Church, February
SEE RED DRESS SUNDAYS IN THE NEWS
Christan Recorder (#RedDressSundays co-chair) | March 15, 2020
WCBD News 2 (NBC) | February 16, 2020
LowcountryBizSC | February 12, 2020
Charleston Chronicle | February 11, 2020
Bounce Around Charleston (CBS) | February 7, 2020
Fox 24 News Now | February 4, 2020
Charleston Chronicle | February 1, 2019
LowcountryBizSC | February 4, 2019
Fox 24 News Now | February 14, 2019
Bounce Around Charleston (CBS) | February 15, 2019
WCBD News 2 (NBC) | February 17, 2019
Charleston Chronicle | March 29, 2019
We again thank Charleston's first lady Sandy Tecklenburg for serving as honorary #RedDressSundays chairperson in 2020, and Mayor Tecklenburg for his support and
presentation at Greater St. Luke AME Church's Red Dress Sunday on February 16, 2020.
We're also grateful to our 2020 #RedDressSundays sponsors!
We thank these 20 churches across the Charleston region for taking
part in our inaugural 2019 #RedDressSundays and gospel concert finale!
First Baptist of James Island | Folly Road Church of Christ | Friendship AME Church | Greater St. Peter’s Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith | Holy Light Miracle Temple | Greater St. Luke AME Church | Jerusalem Baptist Church | Lovely Mountain Baptist Church | Morris Street Baptist Church | Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church | Mount Olivet Reformed Episcopal Church | Mount Zion AME Church | Nazareth Reformed Episcopal Church | New Home Missionary Baptist Church | Revelation Church of Word and Deed | Royal Missionary Baptist Church | St. Andrew’s Mission Church | Summerville Miracle Revival Center | Trinity Holiness Church | Wesley United Methodist Church of Ladson
We also thank the Charleston, SC chapter of The Links, Inc. and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
for their active support of #RedDressSundays.