The church, previously located in Beavercreek, purchased the property from the Salvation Army on Jan. 26 for $330,000, according to Montgomery County property records.
Maj. Tom Duperree, who heads the Salvation Army’s Dayton command, said the parent organization in New York sold the building because it no longer was using it.
The Salvation Army’s local branch moved its administrative operations from downtown to the Duncarrick Mansion, 1000 Keowee St. after launching the $40 million Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center.
“We didn’t need the property any more,” Duperree said. “We’re not going to maintain an empty building. We had no future use for it.”
Duperree said the Salvation Army had been in the Wilkinson Street building since at least the 1940s.
Carroll said his organization chose the building partly because being downtown puts it in a more central location.
It also allows NorthGate to show its support for the city, he said.
“We want Dayton to be successful and there’s something about being in the heart of the city,” he said.
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