Carole-Anne Fooks has been a Christian most of her life, and has long had an interest in the music of the church. While teaching at high schools she directed musicals and conducted school choirs, and through the years she has conducted several church choirs. During the last 30 years she has directed and conducted the Modbury Church Choral Group "Heirs of the Kingdom" which was formed primarily to present the musical works of herself (words) and her husband Geoffrey Higges (music).