Pastor Carolyn Gooden received was saved and filled with the Holy Ghost at the age of 18. It did not take long for her leaders to see the powerful anointing that God had graced her with. Her gifts include the working of miracles, a strong prophetic gift, tongues, the interpretation of tongues, healing, the gift of discernment and the word of wisdom. Her gifts have certainly made room for her. 

Pastor Gooden received her Evangelist license under the leadership of the late Mother Beulah Hatchett and has been running for the Lord ever since. Pastor Gooden is a pioneer in the gospel and other ministries have been formed under her tutelage.  She was appointed as the Pastor of Living Water Church of God in Christ, under the leadership of Bishop Donald L. ALford, Prelate in the Indiana North Central Jurisdiction.