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Oberia Dempsey was born on 1935 in Roxton, Texas, United States, is a minister. Discover Oberia Dempsey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 47 years old?

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Occupation Baptist minister
Age 47 years old
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Born 1935, 1935
Birthday 1935
Birthplace Roxton, Texas, United States
Date of death October 2, 1982 (aged 67) - New York City, New York, United States New York City, New York, United States
Died Place New York City, New York, United States
Nationality United States

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Oberia Dempsey Net Worth

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2012

Dempsey founded Upper Park Avenue Baptist Church on 125th Street. He used the church as a place to crusade against drug dealing and to try to reform addicts. He founded a rehab clinic called House of Hope and also led an Anti-Narcotics and Anti-Crime Committee. He also engaged in high-profile rallies against drugs and brought police to Harlem apartments where he thought drugs were being sold. The church ultimately moved to a new location, but Dempsey continued to be its pastor.

1982

Oberia D. Dempsey (1914 – October 2, 1982) was a Baptist pastor in Harlem, New York City, primarily known for his activism against drug trafficking and addiction.

Dempsey carried a revolver with him at all times, including in the pulpit. He died from a pulmonary embolism on October 2, 1982, at Harlem Hospital.

1953

Born in Roxton, Texas, to a Baptist minister, Dempsey briefly attended Wiley College before joining the Army and being sent to Europe in World War II. He later attended Brooklyn College and New York University. In 1953, he became a minister. His first position was as youth director of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Brooklyn. He later became associate minister of Abyssinian Baptist Church under the direction of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. In 1962, he left Abyssinian to start his own church. In 1961, Dempsey entered the Democratic primary race for the New York City Council's 21st District in Harlem. He lost in the primary election, receiving 8,732 votes, while his opponent Herbert B. Evans, the former New York Parole Commissioner, received 19,910.