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An evangelical Christian group has purchased a former summer camp for the poor in Dutchess County to serve as its world headquarters and to support mission work.
World Olivet Assembly Inc. paid $30.8 million for 1,800 acres in Dover Plains.
"Basically, it's a missionary group that wants to spread the gospel," said spokesman Terence Michos.
The property was once owned by New York City Mission Society, an organization that was founded in 1812 to inspire hope to the masses of immigrants arriving in the city. The society began sponsoring camping trips for African-American children in 1929 and eventually established camps in Dutchess County.
By the 1950s, the society operated Camp Minisink, Camp Sharparoon and Camp Green Acres. In 2005, it sold the campgrounds.
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