NORTH CHARLESTON — What was once a lively Baptist church, with a near century-old congregation that grew to include more than a thousand parishioners, now sits empty and decrepit on Rivers Avenue.

First Baptist Church, Heathsville, will celebrate women’s day at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 18. The guest preacher will be Rev. Brooke Lee of Macedonia Baptist Church, Heathsville. Music will be rendered by ...