‘No Menthol Sunday’ Takes Fight Against Tobacco Use To Church

Pastor Jerry Black leads members of the Beulah Missionary Baptist Church in song. During the service, he also took time to encourage churchgoers to give up tobacco products as part of “No Menthol Sunday.”

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The early service at Beulah Missionary Baptist Church in Decatur is full of energy and life. This past Sunday, Pastor Jerry Black has a special message for his congregation.

“Give up that thing called a cigarette. Amen, amen. Can you do it? Yes, you can. We can do all things through Christ … who what? Strengthens you and me, amen. So it can be done, if you want it,” he said.

Beulah and churches across the country are participating in “No Menthol Sunday,” a campaign sponsored by the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network (NAATPN).