Karen Peck & New River

Karen Peck & New River is a Southern Gospel group that performs Christian music and has been featured on the Gaither Homecoming video series. The group is based in Gainesville, Georgia, and was formed in January 1991 by Karen Peck, her husband Rickey Gooch, and her sister Susan Peck Jackson. Before forming the group, Karen Peck spent ten years as a member of the Rex Nelon Singers. The group has released music through Daywind Records. Their catalog includes songs such as "Four Days Late," "On The Banks Of The Promised Land," "Joy in My Heart," "I Know I'll Be There," "The God I Serve," and "Sheaves (Dedicated to Isabel)." Karen Peck Gooch has received multiple Favorite Soprano awards from The Singing News Fan Awards. The group has also received multiple Grammy nominations and GMA Dove Awards. In 2016, Karen Peck Gooch received an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Divinity from Toccoa Falls College. She was inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2018 and into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2021.