Pastor Karen Carpenter was born in Washington DC and grew up in Bowie, MD. She was saved and water baptized as a young child. Her father was a 3rd generation preacher and the family was faithful in attending church together and instilling godly values. 

Even though she grew up in the church, she never knew that she could experience the life changing power of a tangible God! Pastor Karen spent many years in her youth searching for affirmation, identity, and purpose. With very low self esteem, and lack of identity, she fell into a trap of sin and found herself drinking, partying, and moving from one relationship to another while pursuing a modeling career in NY, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. After falling flat on her face, in utter embarrassment and shame, she found herself as a Prodigal Daughter and came back to her parent's house. 

After being discipled by another woman of God in her church in Baltimore, she was able to gain much victory in living a true Christian life! She always knew she was supposed to be in ministry and decided that no longer would she be running from the call. The baptism of the Holy Spirit and Fire made all the difference! That experience propelled her to say yes (fulfilled prophecy) to come to Bible School and pursue the call of God on her life! There she connected with her husband, and also graduated from River University with a Bachelors in Theology, got hired on staff as an Associate Pastor at RMI, Licensed and Ordained with RMIMA, and served alongside her husband from the very beginning. 

God also spoke to Pastor Karen about coming to Baltimore in several dreams, visions, and a word of the Lord that He would be with them and turn over cities to them just as He did with Joshua!