Albany Bible Institute
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Camp Pinnacle was founded in 1898 as the "Young Women's Bible Training Movement", to create recreational and spiritual challenges for young women, the first summer camp in America founded exclusively for girls. Harriet Christie asked young girls in her Sunday School class if they would like a place to get away for the summer, and by 1909 the camp was serving 800 summer campers.
From this grew a missionary training organization called Albany Bible Institute. Some early Brethren speakers included Captain Reginald Wallis, Jack Wyrtzen, and family of Hudson Taylor. Affiliated organizations included Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Sudan Interior Mission, the Navigators.
1940 Staff Alumni
- George S. Munson (b. 1857) widowed physician
- Fred S. Harris (b. 1892) married lawyer and son-in-law of George S. Munson
- Mary Farrell (b. 1885 in VT) single Servant
- Margaret M. Carey (b. 1890 in NY) single Cook
- Florence F. Jennings (b. 1866 in NY) widowed Secretary
- Florence H. Jennings (b. 1893 in NY) single Teacher
- Maude F. Van Blareon (b. 1883 in NJ) single Bible Teacher
- Charlotte D. Bass (b. 1903 in NY) single Librarian
- Margaret H. Thompson (b. 1883 in Scotland) widowed Asst. Librarian
- Mary Agnes Rogers (b. 1894 in MI) single Bible Teacher
* Harriet Kibbee Christie (b. 1864 in Norwalk, CT, died 1946) widowed President Teacher
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Sources
- Bio adapted from Camp Pinnacle history
