Georgetown District AME Health Ministry

09/08/2026

According to The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:

🩸About 1 in 13 Black babies are born with sickle cell trait, meaning that they inherited a sickle cell gene from one parent.

🩸About 1 in every 365 Black babies are born with sickle cell disease, meaning they inherited a sickle cell gene from each parent.

Key Points:

❣️Instead of the “normal” disc shape, cells take on a “C” like or sickle shape making it more difficult to flow through small blood vessels.

❣️Sickled shaped cells are harder, and not as flexible as normal red blood cells which can cause blockage, pain, decreased delivery of oxygen, organ/tissue damage, infection, stroke, and/or other life threatening complications.

How can you help?
🩸By donating whole blood, plasma, or platelets.

08/31/2026

🩸Up & Coming Blood Drives and Health Awareness Events!

08/29/2026

We thank God for a productive 2025/2026 year, and we pray for a “Healthy” and prosperous 2026/2027 year!

08/27/2026

08/27/2026

Join us as we honor one of our very own fallen warrior. We won’t give up the fight against Sickle Cell. RedCross.org look for Greater St. Stephen
Register today.

05/15/2026

Here is the updated flyer for the 2026 Church School Convention!

04/30/2026

🩸🩸🩸TOMORROW 🩸🩸🩸

🩸🩸Schedule Your Appointment Today!!🩸🩸

Join The Georgetown District A.M.E Church for our annual Community Blood Drive in partnership with The American Red Cross.

Service is a traditional.
Giving is a responsibility.

🗓 Friday, 1 May 2026
⏰ 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍Greater St. Stephen A.M.E. Church - Georgetown, SC

🩸Patients with sickle cell disease may need as many as 100 units of blood each year.

🩸Your blood donations could help alleviate the symptoms of someone living with sickle cell disease, or even help save their life.

Schedule your appointment today!

www.redcrossblood.org

Sponsor Code: GeorgetownAME

04/18/2026

04/11/2026

Tidelands Health will again provide free sports physicals to Georgetown County student athletes as part of our ongoing efforts to encourage physical activity and advance health and wellness.

The free physicals will be offered on the following dates:

🔹 Andrews High School, April 23, at 1:30 p.m.
🔹 Georgetown High School, April 30, at 1:30 p.m.
🔹 Carvers Bay High School, May 7, at 1:30 p.m.
🔹 Waccamaw High School, May 14, at 2:30 p.m.

Read more: https://www.tidelandshealth.org/newsroom/2026/tidelands-health-to-again-provide-free-on-site-sports-physicals-/

04/02/2026

🩸🩸Schedule Your Appointment Today!!🩸🩸

Join The Georgetown District A.M.E Church for our annual Community Blood Drive in partnership with The American Red Cross.

Service is a traditional.
Giving is a responsibility.

🗓 Friday, 1 May 2026
⏰ 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍Greater St. Stephen A.M.E. Church - Georgetown, SC

🩸Patients with sickle cell disease may need as many as 100 units of blood each year.

🩸Your blood donations could help alleviate the symptoms of someone living with sickle cell disease, or even help save their life.

Schedule your appointment today!

www.redcrossblood.org

Sponsor Code: GeorgetownAME