[4] In the mid-1970s two members of Carey, David and Madeleine Potter, founded a Christian Charity called Prospects to support learning disabled adults and help them reach their full potential.

The church continues to work in the tradition of William Carey by sending missionaries abroad to India [6][10] and the Amazon.

[11] In 2005 a missionary from Carey, David Barnes, was serving in Aysana, a small village, about five hours down river from Iquitos, Peru.

[11] Ian Stillman, a deaf missionary sent to India by Carey Baptist, was arrested in August 2000 and charged with smuggling 20 kilograms of cannabis after the drug was found in a shared taxi.

Parliament "pa(id) tribute" to Carey Baptist on the successful campaign to obtain Stillman's release from prison.