Among the first persons of the white population to accept the truth was Lucy Gooding, whose family once lived where the branch building and a Kingdom Hall are presently located in Bridgetown.

John Benjamin took the Kingdom message to the Goodings one evening in 1910. As staunch Anglicans, they were startled to have explained to them the Bible truth about some of their precious beliefs. Concerned, they spoke to their minister. “Why worry about these things?” he replied. “Forget them and stick to the church.” Instead, they resigned.

Since Sister Gooding had a very strong personality and was able to explain the truth clearly, she was in the forefront of the Kingdom work for many years. From the very earliest days, her house served as an unofficial missionary home for special representatives of the Society who visited Barbados.

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Lucy Gooding, whose house was used as a missionary home