Education and Career
Gay received both her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Speech Language Pathology from Michigan State University. She also attended Dallas Theological Seminary with her husband, Ken Carozza, where she audited all the courses in the Master of Biblical Studies program.
In addition to serving as a pastor’s wife for six years in CT, Gay had a 36 year career as a Speech
Language Pathologist in four different states (OH, TX, CT, and MI) until she retired in 2021. She came out of retirement in 2023 to begin serving as the Administrative Assistant at MBC a position she finds both challenging and rewarding.
Family
Gay and Ken were married nearly 32 years before the Lord took Ken Home in 2017. She has two adult children and one granddaughter. Her son, Seth, serves as a pilot in the U.S. Airforce, is married to Erin, and has a young daughter named Charlotte. Gay’s daughter, Shiloh, is the engagement editor for a digital news outlet, is a published author of three books and an active member at MBC.
Favorite Verses
Romans 8
2 Corinthians 4:16 18
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Psalm 9:9 10
The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know Your name put their trust in You, for You, Oh LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Psalm 68:5
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in His holy habitation.
Hobbies
Gay enjoys walking/hiking/biking/swimming/kayaking, reading, singing, teaching, meeting new friends, mentoring younger women, and vegetable gardening.
Favorite Books
Some of Gay’s favorite books, after the Bible, are J.C. Ryle’s Holiness, Elizabeth George’s Loving God with All Your Mind, Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, and Bleak House by Charles Dickens.
A word about Maranatha Bible Church
Gay and her family became a part of MBC in 2011 and immediately felt at home here thanks to the solid Bible teaching, sound theology, and warm fellowship of like minded believers. After
Ken’s cancer diagnosis in 2015 and subsequent death in 2017, they were completely overwhelmed by the loving care and support of MBC. They are truly family.